TOPEKA, Kan. (April 12, 2018) - Central Missouri split a pair of pitcher's duals with Washburn this afternoon in Topeka. After registering only three hits and falling 4-0 in game one, the Jennies came-from behind for an extra-inning win in game two. The split puts UCM at 25-17 this season and 14-4 in the MIAA.
Game One - Washburn 4, Central Missouri 0
Play-by-Play
• Washburn scored twice in the opening inning and made those two runs stand up. The first run scored after a single and a throwing error. Brianna Francis then doubled home the game's second run on a 1-2 pitch.
• The Jennies had a few chances to score, but for the most part Ichabod starter Megan Deiter kept the Jennies at bay. UCM got two on in the first inning after
Payton Summers was hit by a pitch, but nothing came of it. UCM left two more on in the fifth. With two outs,
Kaitlyn Markin singled and stole second.
Lauryn Deer singled to third moving Markin up. She made it to second on a passed ball, but the inning came to a close on a pop out.
• Washburn took advantage by scoring two more in the bottom half of the fifth. They were helped out by two Jennies errors, scoring once on a fielding error and another on Francis' second RBI double of the game.
• UCM got a runner on base in both the sixth and seventh, but couldn't get a run across and the Ichabods took game one, 4-0.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Lauryn Deer reached base twice for the Jennies with a pair of singles. She also stole a base.
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Alexis Koop produced the only other Jennies hit, a single in the seventh.
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Kaitlyn Markin walked and stole a base.
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Alexa Bradley started and gave up all four runs on four hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
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Katie Giacone threw the final two and gave up one hit with one strikeout.
For the Ichabods
• Megan Deiter was lights out for the Ichabods in the circle. She pitched a complete game giving up three hits with two walks while striking out nine.
• Brianna Francis had the two biggest hits of the game. She ripped two run-scoring doubles and finished 2-3.
• Samantha Stallbaumer also was 2-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
Game Two - Central Missouri 2, Washburn 1
Play-by-Play
• It was a classic pitcher's dual in game two. Washburn got on the board first with a run in the second, but it could have been a whole lot more. The Ichabods had the bases loaded and one out.
Shelby Clark walked in a runner, but settled down and got a pop up and a ground out to keep it from being a bigger inning.
• After 10 innings, Central Missouri finally scored their first run of the afternoon.
Taylor Dames doubled to lead off the fourth and moved to third on
Courtni Smith's fly ball.
Payton Summers tied the game with an RBI groundout.
Emily King threatened to put UCM ahead two batters later, but her sharp line drive was snagged by the shortstop who turned it into an inning-ending double play.
• Jennies pitcher
Sarah Brown and Washburn starter Kelsee Henry continued to put up zeroes after that.
• Neither team could score in regulation, so for the second time in three games, the Jens went into extra innings. At heart of the Jennies rally once again was
Taylor Dames. With two outs, she punched a single up the middle and stole second on the very first pitch. Down in the count 1-2, Smith ripped a single of her own up the middle to score Dames and give the Jennies their first lead.
• Brown worked around a one-out single in the eighth to preserve the win.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Sarah Brown was terrific out of the bullpen pitching the final six innings and giving up just three hits and no runs while striking out two.
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Shelby Clark started and gave up one run on one hit in two innings with one strikeout and two walks.
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Taylor Dames scored both Jennies runs and was 2-4 with a double and a stolen base.
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Courtni Smith and
Payton Summers each had an RBI.
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Emily King,
Alexis Koop and Kaitlyn Mark had the other three his for UCM.
For the Ichabods
• Kelsee Henry pitched the first 6.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits with four strikeouts and a walk.
• Lexi Crabtree took the loss throwing 1.1 innings and giving up a run on two hits with one strikeout.
• Taylor Kirk went 2-3.
News and Notes
• The Jennies are now 5-0 in extra inning games this season. All five wins were ended after eight innings.
• The game one shut out was the Jennies first since March 3 at William Jewell. It's their fifth time being shut out this season.
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Alexis Koop was the only Jennie to pick up a hit in both games.
• Brown's six innings pitched match a season-high.
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Lauryn Deer's stolen base in game one was her 26th of the season. That ties her for fourth all-time in Jennies history with teammate
Makayla Schoonover for single-season stolen bases.
• Central Missouri is now 16-2 in games decided by two runs or less and 12-2 in one-run games.
Up Next
• Central Missouri will remain in the state of Kansas for a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon against Emporia State. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
