The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 7 - Mt. Mercy 4
Game 2 Score: MNU 5 - Mt. Mercy 11
Records: MNU (18-24, 14-20), MMU (30-20, 21-15)
Location: Williams Field | Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - MNU capped the regular season with a Senior Day split with Mt. Mercy on Saturday. In
Game 1, senior
Tessa Ward's solo homer gave MNU a 2nd inning lead. The Mustangs tied it in the 3rd, but senior
Emily Robinson's 2-out RBI single scored
Emma Ryan for a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the 4th, MMU rallied for 3 runs on 4 hits, but Robinson came up with a 2-out 2 RBI double to tie it at 4 in the bottom of the inning. The score remained tied into the 7th when
Kaleigh Bayless came to the plate with 2 on and 1 out...
Game 1 Turning Point
Bayless' walkoff homer in the 7th.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Emily Robinson struck out 5 in a complete game victory while going 2-3 with a double and 3 RBIs at the plate. And
Kaleigh Bayless (2-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI),
Tessa Ward (1-3, R, HR, RBI), and
Emma Ryan (3-3, R, 2 2B) led the offense.
In
Game 2, the Mustangs jumped out with 2 in the 1st and MNU answered with 1. The game remained close until MMU blew it open late with 2 runs in the 5th and 3 in the 6th. Senior
Cassidy Berry drilled a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 6th to get MNU back into the game, but the Mustangs scored 4 more in the top of the 7th to take an 11-4 lead. Senior
Taylor Creason - who hasn't played in over a month with an apparent season-ending injury - thrilled fans with a homer in her final at bat in the 7th, but the Pioneers fell 11-5.
Game 2 Turning Point
MMU's 2 in the 1st put them ahead for good.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Kaleigh Bayless (2-4, 2 R, SB),
Cassidy Berry (1-4, R, HR, 3 RBI),
Taylor Creason (1-3, R, HR, RBI), and senior
Emily Butcoff (1-2, R, 2B, BB) led the offense.
Up Next
The next game is a winner-moves-on game at Evangel (23-23, 14-20) on Monday at 3:00.
[NOTE: Creason's homer occurred during a video streaming crash so we don't have footage of it]
