TAMPA, Fla. - WMU Softball went undefeated to open the 2012 Under Armour Showcase Tournament, taking out Rutgers and Wagner with identical 2-0 margins of victory.
Western Michigan softball won its fourth-straight game when Meredith Whitney starts in the circle as the senior threw a five-strikeout, two hitter in the 2-0 win over Rutgers, its first ever over the Scarlet Knights.
Whitney allowed a hit to Rutgers in each of the first two innings and then shut down the opponent. Rutgers managed two base runners in the bottom of the third with a lead-off walk and then a fielder's choice but nothing more. Whitney sat down the next 13 batters.
In the second game, Becca Shemberger had a day of firsts in the circle. The Portage, Mich., native recorded her first win, first complete game and first shut out, working seven scoreless innings and allowing just four hits while striking out four.