Softball: Wise Earns 500 K's in Final Game of 2024

New Wilmington, Pa- The Bison returned to Westminster College for the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. After a loss in game one, Bethany found themselves playing the Allegheny Gators in an elimination game. 

THE BASICS

Final Scores: Allegheny 3, Bethany 2

PAC Result

• Allegheny- 1-1; Plays Grove City in an elimination game.

• Bethany- 0-2; Eliminated from the tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Much like yesterday, the Bison got on the board quickly in the top of the first. Destiny Goodnight singled and stole second. Morgan Huey successfully moved her teammate to third with no outs on a single of her own. Mary Marshall in a deja vu moment laid down a bunt on a squeeze play to score the first run of the game.

• Allegheny tied a game on the same style of squeeze play in the bottom half of the inning. 

• The pitchers duel continued into the bottom of the fourth inning where Josie Wise had a monumental achievement The senior achieved her 500th career strikeout as she baited a Gator into chasing strike three. 

• Allegheny strung four hits together in the bottom of the fifth to push across two runs and take a 3-1 lead.

• With their backs up against the wall in the top of the seventh, the Bison bats showed some life. Two Bison reached base safely through singles. Goodnight made contact and drove pinch runner Audrey Tobesman home. 

• With two outs and runners on the corners, Huey stepped up to the plate and roped a pitch into left center. However, Allegheny's center fielder Hadley Horensky made a diving play to save the tying run- and most likely go-ahead run with Goodnight's speed on first- from scoring. 

• A dramatic and unfortunate ending to Bethany's amazon season.

BISON LEADERS: 

• Wise earned her 500th strikeout.

• Huey was 2-4 with a stolen base.

• Marshall had Bethany's only RBI.

• Goodnight was 1-4 with a hit and a stolen base that turned into a run scored. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Bethany Bison softball season comes to a close. The team had a turnaround year finishing 25-14 while making their marks in the record books both offensively and defensively.