Charger softball opened its Great Midwest Athletic Conference season with a doubleheader sweep of the Ursuline College Arrows on March 21. The Chargers won the first game 10-0 in six innings and the second game 11-5. 

“We were relaxed at the plate, made adjustments and hit really well,” head coach Kyle Gross said. “I think that is something we’ve worked on and really want to be known for, they want that to be our approach. They executed that at a good level this weekend.”

The Chargers were scheduled to play the Lake Erie College Storm March 23 but the games were postponed due to weather and field conditions, according to Gross. 

Senior Joni Russell, junior Mackenzi Maxson, and freshman Anistyn Foster pitched for the Chargers. Junior Maggie Olaveson and sophomore Sydney Davis each scored four runs. 

“Our offense was on fire,” Russell said. “We did really well against their pitchers and strung together a lot of big hits.”

Junior Taylor Lewis said the conference wins set a good mentality for the team and that they look to use this momentum in their upcoming games. 

“During these next few games it will be important for us to keep hitting well and to have a sharper defense,” Lewis said. “These wins will be great for our mentality heading into these next four games.”

The Chargers will play at home at Johnny Williams Field for the coming week of competition. On March 28 they are scheduled to play a doubleheader against the University of Findlay Oilers at 2 pm and 4 pm. The next day, on March 29, they will play the Tiffin University Dragons in a doubleheader at 12 pm and 2 pm. They then face the Davenport University Panthers in a doubleheader at 3 pm and 5 pm.