bc vs. adrian (dh)

Sarah Betts throws second no-hitter of season

By Ben Risinger, SID
March 13, 2004

Sarah BettsBLUFFTON, OHIO – The Bluffton College softball team (8-2) swept Adrian College 1-0 and 3-1 in the doubleheader on Saturday at Marbeck Field.

In the first game, sophomore Sarah Betts (Bryan/Bryan) pitched her second consecutive no-hitter of the 2004 season. Betts threw nine strikeouts in the contest to improve her record 6-1 and did not walk a single batter. There were no extra base hits for the Beavers in the first game. Junior Allison Lange (Archbold/Archbold) scored Bluffton’s lone run in the game.

Game two went well for the Beavers again as Betts picked up the win on the mound to improve her record to 7-1 for the year. Betts threw 12 strikeouts and walked only one batter in the second game. Juniors Lange (Archbold/Archbold) and Michelle Pleiman (Yorkshire/Minster) both hit doubles for the only extra base hits of game two.

Bluffton College will be back in action this Tuesday at home for a doubleheader against Wittenberg. Start time for the first game is scheduled for 3 pm.