GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Thiel College softball team pulled off the 5-4 walk off victory in extra innings after resuming their Presidents' Athletic Conference match-up from Mar. 26 against Grove City College Thursday afternoon.
Thiel picks up their second PAC win of the year, as Grove City drops to 6-4 (14-6 overall).
After resuming the game in the top of the third, Thiel notched another run by
Kayley Risser (Reynoldsville, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic) to give them the 2-0 advantage. The Wolverines responded in the top of the fourth with four runs to pull away from the Tomcats.
Thiel scored a run in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game. The Blue and Gold defense locked down the Wolverines for three straight frames to lead to extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth,
Makenna Oswalt (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) was walked and brought around the bags off a ground out from
Lily Merolillo (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge) and single from
Ava Gilmore (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex Area). Thiel took home the 5-4 walk off victory.
Gilmore led the day with three hits and three RBI's where she brought home Oswalt,
Alaina Fedder (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) and
Kylie Heid (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) in crucial moment of play. Risser, Gilamore and
Mackenzie Herman (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) used smart base running to steal bases to advance them into scoring positions.
In the circle, Herman picked up her fourth win of the 2026 season, where she pitched all eight innings and threw for 118 pitches.
Thiel is back in action on Saturday, Apr. 11 when they host Hiram at 12 p.m. for their
Strike Out Cancer game.
