Wooster, Ohio — The Denison softball team split a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on the road at The College of Wooster on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-2 in game one before bouncing back for a 4-0 shutout win in game two. Sydney Silverstein threw a complete-game shutout, tying both Denison's and the NCAC's single-season shutout record with her eighth of the season. With the split, the Big Red move to 22-11 overall and 10-2 in NCAC play.
Game 1: (Wooster 3, Denison 2)
After two quiet innings, Wooster opened the scoring with a solo home run to right field in the bottom of the second. The Fighting Scots added another run in the fourth on an RBI groundout to take a 2-0 lead.
Denison answered back in the fifth inning when Indy Workman scored on a wild pitch, followed by an RBI double down the right field line from Madilyn Moffitt that brought home Annabelle Calderon to even the score at 2-2.
However, Wooster regained the lead in the sixth on an RBI double to left field and held on in the seventh to take the narrow win.
Annabelle Calderon continued her strong stretch at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Workman reached base twice and scored once. Moffitt added an RBI and a double for the Big Red.
Brooke Surbaugh (L, 9-8) took the loss despite a solid outing, allowing just two earned runs over six innings with four strikeouts.
Game 2: (Denison 4, Wooster 0)
Denison wasted no time getting back on track in game two, striking first in the top of the first inning with an RBI single to right field from Jacqui Abogado, scoring Calderon.
The Big Red added two more runs in the third—Calderon doubled to right field to drive in Carley Melton, and Abogado followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Workman, making it 3-0.
Abogado wasn't done, picking up her third RBI of the game in the fifth with a single up the middle to bring home Calderon again.
Sydney Silverstein (W, 11-3) delivered an exceptional performance in the circle, tossing a complete-game shutout while allowing just four hits, striking out two, and walking none. The senior right-hander needed just 69 pitches to record her eighth shutout of the season, tying both the program's single-season shutout record set in 2001 and the NCAC shutout record held by Wooster and Denison from that same year.
Calderon led the offense once again with a perfect 4-for-4 performance, scoring twice and driving in one. Abogado finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Melton and Ferrari each added hits to support the Big Red's nine-hit attack.
Up Next:
Denison will close out the regular season on Saturday, May 3, with an NCAC doubleheader at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. First pitches are set for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Big Red will then turn their attention to the NCAC Tournament, scheduled for May 8–10.
