The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 0 - EU 7
Game 2 Score: MNU 4 - EU 7
Records: MNU (21-17, 12-13), Evangel (27-13, 21-7)
Location: Crusader Field - Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - MNU was swept on the road at Evangel on Wednesday. In Game 1, the Crusaders rallied for 7 in the bottom of the 2nd and that's all either team would get.
Game 1 Turning Point
A 7-run Evangel 2nd.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Kourtney Larson and
Jostyn Bebout combined for 4.1 innings of scoreless relief. And
Madison Butcoff (1-3),
Jostyn Bebout (1-2), and
Hanna VanLanker (1-2) got MNU's 3 hits.
In Game 2, MNU jumped in front with a
Lydia Reyes 2-run triple and an RBI groundout from
Natalie Clark in the 1st inning. Evangel answered with 1 in each of the first two innings. The Pioneers got 1 more in the 3rd on a wild pitch but were shut down the rest of the way. Evangel rallied for 3 runs on 5 hits in the 4th to take the lead and added 2 more in the 6th to put the game away.
Game 2 Turning Point
Evangel's 3 runs in the 4th gave them the lead for good.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Lydia Reyes (2-4, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI) and
Natalie Clark (0-3, RBI) drove in runs for the Pioneers.
Up Next
The next double header is Friday at Graceland (15-19, 7-13) starting at 4:00.
