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Flying Dutch Take Two From Saint Mary's In Softball

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The Hope College softball team remained tied atop the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings Wednesday by defeating visiting Saint Mary's College 3-0 and 9-2.

The two wins at Wolters Stadium kept Hope (12-9 overall) even with fifth-ranked Trine (Ind.) University. Both teams have 6-0 league records.

In the first game, winning pitcher Natalie Hiser of Westland (Livonia Churchill HS) fired a one-hit shutout. It was her third shutout of the season.

Hiser (8-2) allowed three baserunners, including a first-inning single.

Click here to read Holland Sentinel feature on Hiser.

Designated player Julie Sobieski of St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East HS), blasted her first home run of the season over the left-field scoreboard to give Hope a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second.

Catcher Adalee Robertson of Flushing (Flushing HS) and shortstop Jenna Maury of Lawton (Lawton HS) added RBI singles for the Flying Dutch.

In the second game, Hope cruised after jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Sobieski capped the early surge by hitting a two-run homer to centerfield. She added a RBI single during a four-run sixth.

Leadoff batter Autumn Anderson of Wayland (Wayland HS) 3-fo-4 with a triple and three runs scored for Hope. Third baseman Kelsey Cooper of Romeo (Romeo HS) went 3-for-3 for the Flying Dutch. 

Winning pitcher Kate Laverty of Eaton Rapids (Eaton Rapids HS) scattered 12 hits and two runs over seven innings. Laverty (4-6) struck out two and walked one.

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Players Mentioned

Autumn Anderson

#2 Autumn Anderson

OF
Sophomore
Kelsey Cooper

#23 Kelsey Cooper

IF
Junior
Natalie Hiser

#10 Natalie Hiser

P/IF
Junior
Kate Laverty

#18 Kate Laverty

P/UT
Sophomore
Jenna Maury

#14 Jenna Maury

IF
Sophomore
Adalee Robertson

#15 Adalee Robertson

C
Junior
Julie Sobieski

#22 Julie Sobieski

IF
Junior

Players Mentioned

Autumn Anderson

#2 Autumn Anderson

Sophomore
OF
Kelsey Cooper

#23 Kelsey Cooper

Junior
IF
Natalie Hiser

#10 Natalie Hiser

Junior
P/IF
Kate Laverty

#18 Kate Laverty

Sophomore
P/UT
Jenna Maury

#14 Jenna Maury

Sophomore
IF
Adalee Robertson

#15 Adalee Robertson

Junior
C
Julie Sobieski

#22 Julie Sobieski

Junior
IF