DONALDSON, Ind. – The Ancilla College softball team split a double header with Macomb Community College, winning the first game 8-0 in five innings and falling 7-4 in the second game.

The host Chargers (5-11) sent 13 batters to the plate in the first inning of game one and netted eight runs in the inning.

Kayla Bauer’s grand slam was the big hit in the inning. Amber Edmundson picked up 2 RBI and Lindsay Duke and Alisha Davenport had one RBI each. Demi Schrader, of Niles, was 2-for- 3 at the plate. Edmundson went the distance in the circle for Ancilla allowing just four hits.

Macomb (12-6) scored seven unanswered runs in the first two innings on its way to a game two win.

Kristen Helmick’s two-run home run was the bulk of Ancilla’s scoring in their three run second inning. Schrader went 3-for-4, while Amanda Thomason was 2-for-4.

Ancilla begins its Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Western Conference season on Tuesday, March 30 at home against Lake Michigan College, beginning at 3 p.m.

Game 1
Macomb 000 00 – 0 4 1
Ancilla 800 0X –  8 8 1
(M) Emily Wickerham (L), Aly Pinelli and Jordan Puskar
(A) Amber Edmundson (W, 3-2) and Trina Bauer
2B – Alisha Davenport (A), Demi Schrader (A)
3B – none
HR – Kayla Bauer (A)

Game 2
Macomb 340 000 0 7 6 2
Ancilla 030 010 0 4 8 3
(M) Paige Henesy (W) and Puskar
(A) Allison Chiles (L, 1-6) and Justine McBride
2B – Henesy (M), Kayla Kubiskz (M)
3B – none
HR – Kristen Helmick (A), Kory Farmer (M), Katrina Vanderbloom (M)
Records: Ancilla (5-11), Macomb (12-6)