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Box Score 2 MARIETTA, Ohio -- Mount Union's softball team was swept on the road falling 4-1 and 2-1 at Marietta in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader Wednesday in Marietta.
The Purple Raiders fell to 10-12-1 overall and 4-6 in the OAC while Marietta is now 15-9 overall and 8-2 in the conference.
In game one, Marietta scored a run in the second and three runs in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead.
Mount Union's lone run came in the top of the seventh off a Leigh Siedlak (Westerville/Westerville South) solo home run.
Alexis O'Hair allowed only one run on six hits and struck out four to improve to 7-4 overall.
In game two, Marietta scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally and defeat Mount Union, 2-1.
The Raiders had only four hits -- two from Andi Vansickle (Loudonville/Loudonville) and their run came in the fourth when Vansickle led off the inning with a single, advanced second on a wild pitch, was sacrificed to third then scored when Chelsea Obrzut (Round Rock, TX/Medina) reached first on an error.
O'Hair allowed four hits in the complete game win for Marietta.
Erin Simmons (Suffield/Field) was the hard luck loser for the Raiders giving up three hits with seven strikeouts.
Mount Union returns home to host Capital Saturday at 1 pm at 23rd Street Field.
Marietta 4, Mount Union 1 (Apr 09, 2014 at Marietta, OH)
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Mount Union......... 000 000 1 - 1 6 1 (10-11-1, 4-5)
Marietta............ 010 300 X - 4 6 0 (14-9, 7-2)
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Marietta 2, Mount Union 1 (Apr 09, 2014 at Marietta, OH)
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Mount Union......... 000 100 0 - 1 4 0 (10-12-1, 4-6)
Marietta............ 000 000 2 - 2 3 1 (15-9, 8-2)
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