WARRENSBURG, Mo. -
Alex Leonhart sent Jennies fans home happy on senior day with a walk-off RBI sacrifice fly in game two against Central Oklahoma. The Jennies split with the Bronchos dropping game one 6-4 and taking game two in eight innings, 3-2.
The Jennies limited the Bronchos high-powered offense to just eight runs in 15 innings. Central Oklahoma came to Warrensburg scoring an MIAA high 7.8 runs per game.
Game One: Central Oklahoma 6, Central Missouri 4The Bronchos got on the board first scoring a pair of runs in both the second and third innings. JoBi Heath connected for a two-run home run for UCO.
Central Missouri scored one in the fourth on
Emily Robinson's RBI single and two in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-3. Leonhart singled with the bases loaded to score
Ali Jo Rogers and pinch runner
Brittany Kendall appeared to beat the throw from right field, but was called out to end the inning.
The Bronchos added runs in the sixth and seventh with a home run and RBI single from Lexi Watson. The Jens also scored in the sixth on
Allie Dishinger's team-leading seventh home run of the season. UCM got the tying run on base in the seventh, but couldn't get the game tying hit and the Bronchos took game one, 6-4.
Allison Tonyan started for the Jennies and pitched all seven innings allowing six runs on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Robinson knocked three of the Jennies seven hits. Dishinger reached base twice with a home run and a walk.
Nicole Brady was the pitcher on the long side for UCO. She threw five innings and allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits with a strikeout and four walks. Abbie Lancaster pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the save.
Watson and Heath each collected two hits and a home run with two RBI. Watson also scored three runs.
Game Two: Central Missouri 3, Central Oklahoma 2 - 8 innings Robinson toed the rubber for the Jennies and stood toe-to-toe with UCO's potent lineup. Robinson earned the win throwing eight innings allowing two runs on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts. It is only the fourth time this season the Bronchos have been held to two or fewer runs.
Both teams scored in the first with UCO scoring on an RBI groundout and the Jennies getting an RBI double from
Emily King and single from Robinson, helping herself.
The score remained 2-1 until the sixth when Halley Randolph led off the frame with a long home run to left and for the second time this week, the Jennies were headed for extra innings.
Robinson, who stranded five runners on base in the final three innings, proved again to be an escape artist in the eighth. The Bronchos put two on with one out, but a foul out and fly ball kept the game tied.
The Jennies then got the first two on in the bottom of the inning as
Jordan Johnson drew a walk and King lined a single off of the pitcher. After an illegal pitch moved the runners up a base, Leonhart capped senior day with a sacrifice fly to score Johnson. It was Leonhart's third walk-off RBI the last two season.
Central Missouri totaled eight hits, getting two apiece from Rogers, King and Robinson. Robinson finished the double header with five hits. Rogers also stole a base and scored a run.
Jessi Walker pitched into the eighth inning, but had to be removed after taking King's line drive off the hand. She took the loss but threw seven innings giving up three runs on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Heath against went 2-for-3 with a walk. Randolph was 1-for-4 with two RBI.
The Jennies have a nonconference doubleheader this Wednesday, April 13 against William Jewell in Liberty, Mo. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
