MADISON, WISC. - After reaching a season-high seven consecutive wins, the Madison College softball team saw their streak come to a close as they split their final doubleheader in North Central Community College Conference play on Tuesday against Joliet Junior College. The WolfPack, who dropped a spot to #12 in the NJCAA Division II Poll, earned a dramatic 3-2 win at Robert D. Goodman Softball Field to begin the day, but dropped a 7-3 contest in the nightcap. The setback also snapped a 23-game win streak in the head-to-head series, which the 'Pack still leads by a 32-14 count.

Game #1: #12 Madison College 3, Joliet Junior College 2 (7 innings)

With the game tied at two and the WolfPack batting in the bottom of the sixth, freshman Paige Hintz ripped a line drive to centerfield and raced around to third to put the go-ahead run just 60 feet from home. Two batters later sophomore Nicole Ferch grounded out on the right side, allowing Hintz to cross home and give the 'Pack a 3-2 lead. First year righthander Jordan Martin then finished out the win with a four-batter bottom of the seventh.



Scoreless into the third, Madison College got on the board first when 1-2 hitters Paige Cornelissen and Maegan recorded back-to-back hits. Cornelissen did all the work for the game's second run with an inside-the-park home run on a ball hit to right field. The Wolves pulled even in the sixth with two runs on three hits.

Martin (9-2) earned her third consecutive win with seven strikeouts over seven innings. The Hortonville, Wisconsin, native was on the hook for two earned runs on six hits and no walks.

Cornelissen, a native of Wrightstown, Wisconsin, had three of the WolfPack's seven hits, while four other players each had one hit. The sophomore scored a team-high two runs and drove in one run.

Game #2: Joliet Junior College 7, #12 Madison College 3 (7 innings)

The finale started off on the wrong foot for Madison College when starter Brianna Farrington gave up base hits to the first four batters she faced, leading to an early 3-0 deficit. Joliet Junior College (28-14, 3-4) made it 4-0 with another run in the third. The WolfPack cut the deficit in half when sophomore Dany Gumz doubled in a pair of runs with a two-out line drive to center. In the fourth, second year shortstop Hannah Grahl came through with another two-out base hit that plated Morgan Dercola, and suddenly the 'Pack was within a run. It would be as close as the home team would get, and in the sixth, the Wolves tacked on three more runs for the insurmountable lead.

Farrington (6-3) finished with four earned runs on seven hits and a strikeout in her three innings in the circle. Fellow first year Cathryn Hiller worked the final four innings, surrendering one earned run on six hits and a walk.

Grahl, a native of Rosendale, Wisconsin, was the lone player with multiple hits in the WolfPack lineup, going 2 for 3 with a run scored and one batted in. Gumz posted a team-leading two RBI.

Up Next: 

Madison College (28-10, 7-6) continues a late-season homestand with a doubleheader against Kankakee Community College () on Friday, April 26. The twin bill will mark the first meeting between the two programs. First pitch at Robert D. Goodman Softball Field is at 3:00 p.m., with game two set for an approximate 5:00 p.m. start.

All home Madison College softball games can be streamed live at MadisonCollege.tv.

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