MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Bethel Softball managed 13 hits on Thursday but only came away with two runs in 7-2 and 6-0 losses to (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene. Bella Rose went 4-for-8 with a double and a run scored in the leadoff spot on the day to lead the Pilot offense.

GAME VITALS

• Game 1 Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 7-2
• Game 2 Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 6-0
• Records: Bethel (2-14, 1-7) | Mount Vernon Nazarene (16-2, 6-0)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll:  Bethel – NR | Mount Vernon Nazarene – RV
• Location: Cougar Softball Field | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, Ohio

GAME 1 STAT TRACKER

• Bella Rose: 2-4, 2B, R
• Quinn Slattman: 3-4, 2 2B
• Haley Ragonesi: 1-4, RBI
• Amber Asher: 1-3, 2B

GAME 2 STAT TRACKER

• Bella Rose: 2-4
• Haley Ragonesi: 1-3
• Hannah Frady: 1-3

INSIDE THE BOXSCORES

• The Pilots are 0-8 when allowing their opponent to score in the first inning.
• Quinn Slattman added her team-leading fourth and fifth doubles of the season in game one. Among qualified batters, she leads the team with a .294 batting average and a .392 slugging percentage.
• In games starting behind the dish, Bella Rose is batting 9-of-25 (.360), but only 4-of-23 (.174) in games starting as the designated player.
• Haley Ragonesi has now hit safely in eight straight games and has reached base in 10 of 14 games she's played this season.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Pilots continue their schedule away from Gardner Field with a trip to Fort Wayne to take on Saint Francis on Tuesday at 3:00 pm.

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