Bethel softball continued its trip out west dropping a pair of contests. The Royals fell to No. 2-ranked Case Western Reserve 5-2 before falling to Illinois Wesleyan 9-1 in five innings. Bethel men's tennis picked up a 6-0 win over Wittenberg in a match shortened by rain.
 
Bethel women's tennis had its match against Wittenberg, which was in progress at the time, canceled due to heavy rain fall.
 
SOFTBALL: #2 Case Western Reserve 5, Bethel 2
The Spartans put up a three spot in their opening at bat to take an early lead.
 
Abby Otterness led off the fourth with a triple before scoring one batter later on Mikaela Girard's sacrifice fly. Otterness tripled again in the fifth scoring Mandalyn Franks who led off the inning via a free pass. Girard tied it up with her RBI single scoring Otterness and making it 3-3.
 
CWRU put up a three spot in the third, all of which were unearned after the inning started with a Bethel error.
 
SOFTBALL: Illinois Wesleyan 9, Bethel 1 (5 innings)
The Titans scored nine unanswered to take down the Royals in the night cap.
 
An IWU error, hit by pitch to Girard, and a bases-loaded walk to Olivia Weinberg brought in BU's only run which came in the top of the first.
 
Bethel gave up a pair of runs in the first and second while the Titans scored one in the third, one in the fourth and three in the fifth.
 
MEN'S TENNIS: Bethel 6, Wittenberg 0
The Royals took all six singles matches before weather forced the match to end without doubles matches taking place.
 
Zach Bengtson at No. 6 didn't drop a single game, winning 6-0, 6-0 in his first collegiate singles match. Dylan Magistad and Carter Sheard each extended their winning streak to five matches.

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