The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 4 - Benedictine 5
Game 2 Score: MNU 2 - Benedictine 7
Records: MNU (3-5, 1-3), BC (9-8, 2-0)
Location: BC Softball Field - Atchison, Kan.
ATCHISON, Kan. - The Pioneers dropped both games of a double header at Benedictine on Tuesday. In Game 1, MNU fell behind 5-0 after 2 innings, and a late comeback came up just short. Trailing 5-1 in the 6th,
Audrey Denges homered and an
Emma Gordon RBI groundout scored
Cassidy Berry to get the Pioneers within 2. In the 7th, a
Kinsey Kiser sac fly got MNU closer, but the tying run was stranded and the Ravens took Game 1.
Game 1 Turning Point
Benedictine's 4-run 1st inning.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Kaleigh Bayless (2-3, SB, Sac) and
Emma Ryan (2-3) had 2 hits apiece.
Kinsey Kiser (1-3, RBI, SF),
Emily Robinson (1-3, RBI, SF),
Audrey Denges (1-3, R, HR, RBI), and
Emma Gordon (0-1, RBI) drove in runs.
In Game 2, the Ravens again took an early lead with a 3-run 2nd inning. MNU scored on an error in the 5th, but the Ravens put up 3 more in the bottom of the 5th to take a commanding lead.
Kaleigh Bayless homered in the 7th, but the Pioneers fell 7-2.
Game 2 Turning Point
BC's 3-run 2nd was all they needed.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Allison Denges earned a complete game victory. And
Kaleigh Bayless (2-3, 2 R, BB, HBP, SB),
Cassidy Berry (2-3, R, 2B, SB, Sac),
Audrey Denges (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB), and
Hannah Tenberge (1-2, R, RBI, BB) led the offense.
Up Next
The next double header is the home opener on Wednesday vs. NCAA D2 University of Nebraska at Kearny (3-13) at 3:00.
