The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 11 - Sterling 5
Game 2 Score: MNU 13 - Sterling 0
Records: MNU (7-1), SC (5-9)
Location: Williams Field | Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers swept Sterling, highlighted by a Game 2 13-strikeout 5-inning performance from
Alexis Wilds, on Thursday. In
Game 1, MNU took advantage of 2 Sterling errors with 2 hits to score 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st. Two more errors and 3 hits in the 2nd made it 5-0, but Sterling rallied for 3 in the 3rd to get back in the game. MNU scored 2 more in the bottom of the 3rd, then blew it open with a pinch-hit 3-run homer from
Emma Gordon (her first collegiate homer), to win 11-5.
Game 1 Turning Point
Emma Gordon's 3-run shot put the game out of reach.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Allison Denges got the win in relief with 4 strikeouts in 3 innings. And
Kaleigh Bayless (2-5, R, SB),
Kellie Dumas (2-4, R, RBI),
Audrey Denges (1-2, 2 R, 2 BB), and
Emma Gordon (1-1, R, HR, 3 RBI) led the offense.
In
Game 2, the Pioneers scored in all 4 offensive innings while Alexis Wild dominated to win 13-0 in 5 innings. Sterling managed just 2 singles while Wilds struck out 13 of the 15 outs recorded.
Game 2 Turning Point
MNU's single run in the 1st was all they needed.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Alexis Wilds struck out 13 in a complete-game 5-inning 2-hit shutout. And
Kaleigh Bayless (3-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI),
Kellie Dumas (3-4, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB),
Morgan Fouch (1-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, HBP),
Emma Ryan (2-3, 2 RBI),
Audrey Denges (1-1, R, 2 BB, SB),
Hannah Tenberge (1-2, R, 2 RBI, BB),
Shelby Felvus (1-3, R, 2B, RBI) and
Janae Ruiz (3-3, 3 R, RBI) had big games at the plate.
Up Next
The next games are at the McPherson Invitational next weekend, where MNU faces Bethany and Midland on Friday, and Morningside, Avila, and Tabor on Saturday.
