WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Jennies used a balance offensive attack to sweep Northwest Missouri Saturday afternoon at Jennies Field.
Game One: Central Missouri 6, Northwest Missouri 4Northwest Missouri started off the scoring in the first inning with a single to center field. The Bearcats had the bases loaded, but starting pitcher
Emily Robinson forced a ground out to end the threat.
The Jens tied the game at one in the bottom of the second when
Hailey Crabtree doubled home
Alex Leonhart.
Northwest Missouri retook the lead in the top of the third inning with a three run rally to go up 4-1. The Jens got on back in the bottom half of the inning with an
Emily King homerun over the right field wall.
The bottom of the fourth inning proved to be fruitful for the Jennies. Crabtree launched a home run to right center to lead off the inning. Central Missouri tied the game when
Lauren Mabe brought home Allie Jo Rogers with a two out double. Leonhart followed that up with a double of her own to give the Jens a 5-4 lead. Leohart scored the final run of the game on a wild pitch.
The Bearcats threatened in the sixth inning when they loaded the bases with one out, but pitcher
Allison Tonyan worked out of the jam with a fly out and a ground out.
Tonyan picked up the win to move to 2-4 on the year.
Game Two: Central Missouri 7, Northwest Missouri 6The Jens got on the board first in game two when Mabe brought home Rogers on a ground out in the first inning. The Bearcats responded in the second inning with a two run single to take the lead. Northwest Missouri tacked on another run with a homerun in the third inning to increase their lead to 3-1. The fifth inning saw the Bearcats increase their lead to 5-1 on a double and a sac fly.
The Jennies rallied in the fifth inning to take a 6-5 lead. UCM got the scoring started in the inning with a single from Rogers. The next two runs came from walks that forced home runs, with the fourth and fifth runs coming from wild pitches.
Northwest Missouri loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the seventh, but only managed one run. Rogers scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to give the Jens a 7-6 victory.
Jordan Johnson went the distance for the Jennies striking out three while allowing six runs.
The wins improved UCM's record to 13-12 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA.
The Jens will be back in action March 18 at the Apple Market Softball Classic in St, Joseph, Missouri and will face Winona State in game one.
