The Malone University softball team lost both games in a double-header against Ashland on Wednesday. Ashland defeated the Pioneers 9-1 in the six innings in game one, and 6-0 in game two. The Pioneers move to 7-11-1 on the season.
 
Game One Recap
 
Ashland out-hit Malone 11-4 in the contest leading to the 9-1 victory. Malone committed four errors in game one.
 
Both teams posted blanks through the first two innings of the game before Ashland broke the 0-0 tie in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Ally Farrah.
 
Ashland added two more runs in the fourth inning. Kylie Asmus started the inning with a double to right field. Asmus would reach third on a Pioneer error and score on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs and runners on second and third, Alexis Van Horn hit a shot to left which scored Camille Pullutro. Dayna Denner attempted to score from second but was gunned down at home by Madison Corrick to end the inning.
 
Ashland added four more runs to take a 7-0 lead in the fifth inning. Paige Summers started the big inning with a one-out double, and then would score on a two-out double by Asmus. The bases would load up for Dayna Denner who ended up walking in another run for the Eagles. Ally Farrah hit a single scoring two more runs to give Ashland their biggest inning of the game.
 
Mikayla Fowler hit an RBI double that scored Taylor Lauer that gave the Pioneers life for one more inning, but Malone was unable to rally back in the sixth as Ashland scored two more for the early 9-1 victory.
 
Game Two Recap
 
The Pioneers fell 6-0 in game two, while getting out-hit 13-0. Hannah Stroe picked up her fifth win of the season as she achieved one of the greatest accomplishments in all of sports, throwing a perfect game. Stroe had just three strikeouts in the contest, but put the Ashland defense in position to make plays behind her, and her teammates did just that.
 
Paige Summers made a lot of noise at the plate, totaling four RBIs in the contest. Summers hit a double that scored two runs in the first to give Ashland the early 2-0 lead. She doubled again in the third inning to push Ashland's lead to 3-0.
 
After an RBI single by Ally Farrah and a double-steal, Summers came up to the plate once more, and once more she delivered. Summers singled up the middle, scoring Farrah for the third time of the game and her fourth overall RBI, giving Ashland the 6-0 victory.
 
Malone freshman, Holly Groff, made her first start for the Pioneers in game two today. Groff is also a member of Malone's G-MAC women's basketball championship team. In her debut at third base Groff had three assists and two putouts for Malone, highlighted by chasing down a foul ball that seemed out of reach near the Pioneer dugout.
 
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Malone will play home double-headers against Trevecca Nazarene on Saturday and Sunday. Games will start at 12:00 p.m. both days.