MNU snapped a 4-game losing streak with a huge double header sweep of #19 Evangel on Friday.
Box and Play by Play In the first game, the Pioneers scored twice in the 3rd inning when
Lynsey Keith's RBI single brought home
Jadalynn Cirillo and
Cait Gardner's 2-out RBI single scored another. Evangel picked up a run in the 4th, but
Cait Gardner did it again with two outs - doubling home
Janessa Swinney and extending the lead. A solo homer brought Evangel closer in the 6th, but they wouldn't score again and MNU took the game 3-2.
Kayla Harris scattered 7 hits for her 7th victory. And
Janessa Swinney (2-4, 2 R, SB),
Lynsey Keith (1-2, RBI, Sac, SB), and
Cait Gardner (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI) led the offense.
Box and Play by Play In Game 2,
Kayla Harris stayed out there and threw 7 more solid innings. The Pioneers scored twice in the 3rd inning when
Cait Gardner drove home 2 with a 2-out bases loaded single. An Evangel homer cut the MNU lead in half, but MNU rallied for 2 more in the 5th. With 2 outs and a runner on first,
Jen Polivka tripled to the right-center gap to bring home
Janessa Swinney, and
Cait Gardner followed with yet another 2-out RBI with a double. Evangel threatened in the 7th with a run on 3 hits, but Harris slammed the door and completed the 4-2 victory.
Harris' second complete game victory of the day moved her to 8-6. And
Janessa Swinney (3-3, 2 R),
Jen Polivka (1-3, R, 3B, RBI), and
Cait Gardner (2-2, 2B, 3 RBI, HBP) led the offense.
The Pioneers are 11-8 (2-2 HAAC). The next game is a double header on Saturday at home vs. Avila (8-18, 2-2) at 6:00.
