Season StatsPITTSBURG, Kan. - The Jennies swept MIAA leaders Pittsburg State Wednesday afternoon 3-2 and 11-7. The wins put the Jennies in sole possession of first place for the first time this season at 14-4 in the MIAA and 32-12 overall.
It was a tale of two different games. The Jennies took an early lead in game one before holding on for a low-scoring 3-2 win. In game two, UCM went up 9-0 before the Gorillas scored seven runs late. UCM added some insurance, plating a pair in the seventh to preserve the wild victory.
Katie Shockley earned the win in game number one to improve to 14-5. She has wins in each of her last 10 appearances, tying the school record since that stat was first kept in 2003.
Game One: UCM 3, PSU 2Katie Shockley and
Alex Leonhart paved the ways to a Jennies win in game number one. Shockley threw 5.1 no hit-innings before hanging on for a 3-2 win.
With the game scoreless in the third,
Alex Leonhart launched a two-out, three-run home run, the first of her career to break the tie.
The rest was all Shockley. The Gorilla's got their first hit off of the senior on a one-out single in the sixth. PSU then brought the game within one on the next batter with a two-run home run from Nicole Nease.
The Gorilla's continued to threaten, loading the bases with one out before Shockley got out of the inning with back-to-back strikeouts.
Shockley shut the Gorillas down in the seventh as the Jens held on for a 3-2 win. She pitched her 10
th straight complete game allowing two earned runs on three hits while striking out six and walking five.
Leonhart was 1-for-3 with all three RBI for the Jens.
Lindsey Dawson reached base in all three of her plate appearances with a single and two walks.
Game Two: UCM 11, PSU 7The Jennies jumped out early scoring three in the opening frame of game two. It was Leonhart again with the big hit of the inning, a two-out, two-run double. She came around to score an unearned run and the Jens were up by three before PSU came to bat.
UCM scored another three runs in the third. Leonhart drove her second double of the day to score
Lauren Mabe, making it 4-0. Leonhart then came around to score on Carlie
Rose's RBI double on the very next pitch.
Katie Giacone scored Rose with a single for the third run of the inning.
The Jens added another three-run inning in the fourth, all with two outs. Mabe got the inning started with a single to short. Two batters later, Rose found a hole on the left side of the infield for a run-scoring single. After she stole second to put runners on second and third,
Keelia Martin came through with a two-RBI single for a 9-0 Jennies lead.
PSU got on the board in the fourth with a two run home run from Kylie Guthier and continued to close the gap. They added another two in the fifth on back-to-back RBI singles and three more in the sixth on Jordan Bradshaw's two-run home run and a two-out RBI double.
UCM pushed the lead back to four, 11-7 with some insurance runs in the seventh on a run scoring fielder's choice, and an RBI walk from Rose.
Lauren Mabe was 4-for-4 and was on base all five plate appearances with a double, three runs scored and a walk. The four hits are a single-game high for the sophomore. Leonhart, Rose and Martin all collected two hits and drove in three runs.
Prater threw the first five innings for the Jens. She allowed five runs (three earned) on 10 hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Shockley came on in the seventh and allowed the tying run to reach the plate, but coaxed a pop up to end the game.
The Jennies wrap up the week on the road in Maryville. They'll take on Northwest Missouri Friday, April 17 beginning at 2 p.m.
