The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 13 - Mt. Mercy 3 (5 inn)
Game 2 Score: MNU 1 - Mt. Mercy 5
Records: MNU (18-13, 7-7), MMU (21-16, 10-8)
Location: Busse Field - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The Pioneers dominated Game 1 but dropped Game 2 at Mt. Mercy on Friday. In Game 1, MNU got on the board in the top of the 1st on a
Megan Anthony 2-run homer. Anthony's 2nd homer, a solo shot in the 3rd, gave MNU the lead again. The Pioneers rallied for 2 more that inning to take a 5-2 lead, then exploded in the top of the 4th.
Emily Butcoff led off with a triple, and MNU recorded 5 more hits - highlighted by a
Christina Gochenour 3-run shot - to plate 8 runs to blow the game open.
Game 1 Turning Point
Megan Anthony's 2 homers.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Emily Robinson picked up the win and went 1-3 with a run, a double, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. And
Emily Butcoff (1-1, 3 R, 3B, 3 BB, 3 SB),
Megan Anthony (2-3, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB),
Taylor Creason (2-4, 2 R, 2B),
Kaitlyn Leffle (3-4, 2 R, RBI, SB),
Kinsey Kiser (1-2, R, 2 RBI, SF), and
Christina Gochenour (1-1, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB) had big games at the plate.
In Game 2, managed just 3 hits and lost 5-1.
Game 2 Turning Point
The Mustangs scored twice in the 2nd and 3rd to build a big lead.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Emily Butcoff (1-3),
Emily Robinson (1-3, R, 2B), and
Megan Anthony (1-3) recorded MNU's 3 hits.
Up Next
The next double header is Saturday at Clarke (7-17, 5-7) at 2:00/4:00.
