The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 10 - GU 4
Game 2 Score: MNU 17 - GU 7
Records: MNU (23-17, 14-13), Graceland (14-20, 6-14)
Location: Lamoni, Iowa
LAMONI, Iowa - MNU scored 27 runs in a double header sweep at Graceland on Friday. In Game 1, MNU trailed 3-2 in the 5th when
Lydia Reyes went deep for a 3-run homer and
Natalie Clark hit a 2-run shot one out later to highlight a 7-run inning.
Maddie Johnson added a solo shot in the 6th, and MNU won 10-4.
Game 1 Turning Point
Reyes' 3-run homer gave MNU the lead for good.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Emily Robinson earned the win. Jostyn Bebout picked up a 3-inning save. And
Madison Butcoff (3-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI),
Maddie Johnson (4-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB),
Lydia Reyes (1-5, R, HR, 3 RBI), and
Natalie Clark (3-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI) led the offense.
In Game 2, MNU trailed 3-1 after the 1st inning.
Kinsey Kiser's 3-run homer in the 3rd put the Pioneers in front, but Graceland re-took the lead with a 3-run 4th. In the top of the 6th trailing 6-5,
Kinsey Kiser's 2-run triple highlighted a 5-run inning, and MNU added 7 more in the 7th to win 17-6. 17 runs is the most scored by MNU since beating Dordt 22-16 in March of 2008.
Game 2 Turning Point
MNU scored 13 unanswered runs in the last 3 innings.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Kourtney Larson earned the win in relief. And
Madison Butcoff (2-5, 4 R, 2B),
Kinsey Kiser (3-4, 3 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, Sac),
Emily Robinson (2-5, R, 2 RBI),
Brittany Jacobsen (2-5, R, 2B), and
Korrissa Aguilar (2-4, 4 R, RBI) had multi-hit games.
Up Next
The next double header is Saturday at Benedictine (17-20, 9-15) starting at 1:00.
