Pioneers Sweep Yellowjackets

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The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 4 - Graceland 1
Game 2 Score: MNU 7 - Graceland 2
Records: MNU (12-10, 10-6), GU (12-21, 4-14)
Location: Williams Field | Olathe, Kan.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers swept Graceland on Friday. In Game 1, MNU rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st, and Alexis Wilds allowed just 2 hits and 1 run in a 4-1 victory.  

Game 1 Turning Point
MNU's runs in the 1st was all they needed.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Alexis Wilds struck out 8 in a 2-hit 1-run victory. And Kaleigh Bayless (2-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB) and Audrey Denges (2-4) had 2 hits apiece.

In Game 2, Morgan Fouch hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 1st, and Londin Fiorella added a solo shot in the 2nd for a 3-0 lead. Graceland fought back with 2 in the 5th, but MNU rallied for 3 in the 6th - highlighted by a 2-out 2-run pinch-hit single from Bailey Davis - and the Pioneers won 7-2.

Game 2 Turning Point
Morgan Fouch's 2-run homer in the 1st set the tone.

🥎 Morgan Fouch drills a 2-run homer to give MNU an early lead in Game 2! #FearTheNeer pic.twitter.com/Ac6GBgBWrQ

— MNU Sports (@mnusports) April 10, 2021

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Sarah Melodia struck out 8 and allowed just 4 hits in a complete game victory. And Kaleigh Bayless (2-2, R, 2B), Morgan Fouch (1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI), Audrey Denges (1-2, R, RBI, BB), Londin Fiorella (2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI), and Bailey Davis (1-1, 2 RBI) led the offense.

Up Next
The next double header is Senior Day on Saturday at home vs. Peru State (13-17, 7-8) at 2:00/4:00.