Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 TIFFIN -- Playing their seventh and eighth games in a five-day span, the Heidelberg University Softball team picked up a split at home against non-conference Wittenberg on Wednesday. The Student Princes won the opener, 7-0, and the Tigers bounced back to take the nightcap, 7-3.  

Heidelberg moved to 16-16 on the season while Wittenberg moved to 21-7. 

HEID 7-12-0  WITT 0-5-0

Starter Haley Gockstetter was superb, throwing a complete game, five-hit shutout. The freshman struck out six and walked one.

The offense provided Gockstetter with support early. Sammie Trimpey slapped a single to short to lead off the bottom of the first. After stealing second, she moved to third on a groundout by Leah Arnett. With two outs, Gabbie Stallbaum lined an RBI single through the left side.

In the second, Aubrey Conklin walked and Jade Torres reached on a bunt single. With the bases loaded, the second baseman threw home on a grounder, but the catcher pulled her foot off the plate too early, allowing a run to score. Later, with two outs and runners on second and third, the Tigers elected to pitch to Stallbaum. The OAC's leader in runs batted in picked up two more with a check swing single through the five-six hole, plating Trimpey and Arnett.  

The Student Princes added three in the fifth when Arnett lined a bases-clearing double over the head of the left fielder. 

The Tigers had a runner on third in the seventh, but Gockstetter preserved the shutout with a strikeout to end the contest.  

WITT 7-12-3  HEID 3-6-3

Heidelberg jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first. Trimpey singled and motored to third on a throwing error, then scored on a groundout from Arnett.

A pair of errors in the top of the second allowed the Tigers to take a 3-1 lead. Wittenberg added three more in the fourth. 

Heidelberg fought back into the game in the fifth. Hannah Hashman reached on an infield single and advanced on a base hit by Megan Miller. An attempt to pick off Hashman by the catcher to the centerfielder sneaking in failed, and rolled into the outfield. The costly error allowed Hashman to score and Miller to cruise into third. She scored on a squeeze bunt by Trimpey.  

Wittenberg answered with an insurance run in the sixth and held HU scoreless for the final two frames.  

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Heidelberg dips back into OAC action on Friday with a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Muskingum.