Hanover College Athletics

Softball splits home openers with Greenville
Hanover College's softball squad made its home debut with a pair of non-conference games against Greenville College (Ill.), Wednesday, March 17, at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex.

Hanover was limited to just four hits in a 2-0 setback in the first game. The Panthers tallied 12 hits while rolling to a 12-3 victory in the nightcap.

In the second game, junior pitcher Chelsea Hanner (Bloomingdale, Ind.) held Greenville to only five hits while matching her career-high with seven strikeouts in a five-inning complete-game effort.

Hanover led 4-0 after two innings and blew the game open with an eight-run third inning.

The Panthers sent 13 batters to the plate in the decisive third inning. Sophomore second baseman Helena Ciminowasielewski (Moores Hill, Ind.) and senior first baseman Emily Merrill (Milton, Ky.) had two hits apiece in the inning to fuel the outburst. Ciminowasielewski knocked in two of the runs with a double and a single and also scored a run. Merrill had two singles in the stanza and scored one run.

Ciminowasielewski finished the outing 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run scored. In addition to pitching effort, Hanner also doubled, walked, posted three runs-batted-in and scored twice.

Hanover vs. Greenville (Ill.) game two statistics

In the opener, sophomore pitcher Lindsey Schuberth tossed a four-hit shutout and racked up eight strikeouts to lead Greenville, now 4-4 overall on the season.

Merrill was pinned with the loss after scattering seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts in a seven-inning complete game for Hanover (2-6). She held Greenville scoreless in the opening four innings before yielding a pair of runs in the fifth inning.

Hanner had two of the Panthers' four hits in the outing.

Hanover vs. Greenville (Ill.) game one statistics

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Martin snags all-Great Lakes Region honor
Junior center Molly Martin (Terre Haute, Ind.) has earned second-team all-Great Lakes Region honors from D3hoops.com. The award, chosen by sports information directors across the U.S., recognizes the top 15 players in the region.

Martin is a three-time all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection. During the 2009-10 season, she led Hanover with 19.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.

She also led the Panthers' in field goal shooting, hitting 209-of-387 attempts (54%).

Martin was named the most valuable player in the Heartland Conference tourney after averaging 29.7 points and 12.0 boards in three tournament games. The effort included a career-high 36 points in the title game against Franklin College.

With 12 boards in the championship game, Martin became the leading rebounder in school history. The effort pushed her career total to 828 rebounds.

Hanover finished the season with a school-record 20-7 record. The Panthers were third in the HCAC standings with a 12-4 mark.

D3hoops.com all-Great Lakes Region team

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