ST. CHARLES, Mo. (April 21, 2018) - The 2018 Central Missouri Jennies regular season has come to a close. The Jennies wrapped up with a split of Lindenwood, winning game one 6-4, before dropping the finale 6-0. UCM finishes the regular season at 30-20 and 19-7 in the MIAA.
Game One - Central Missouri 6, Lindenwood 4
Play-by-Play
• Central Missouri got on top big in this one and needed to hang on for a tight two-run game.
• Neither team could get much going offensively in the early going. Second time through the lineup though, and the Jennies bats started to wake up. With one out in the fourth,
Payton Summers walked and
Hailey Crabtree put one over the right-centerfield fence for a two run blast.
• UCM wasn't done there though. Following the home run,
Kaitlyn Markin and
Alexis Koop each singled and
Allie Dishinger was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A fielding error allowed Markin to score. Koop scored the Jennies final run on
Lauryn Deer's RBI fielder's choice.
• An inning later it was Crabtree again, making it 5-0 with an RBI single to right.
• The Jens seemed to be in control, but the Lions were building a comeback. They got two unearned runs in the bottom of the inning scoring one on a throwing error and the second on a sacrifice fly.
• Payton Summer's RBI single put the Jennies back up by four, 6-2 heading to the bottom of the sixth.
• With one out, the Lions got the run back on a sacrifice fly. They then cut the lead to two, 6-4, one batter later with an RBI double to left center.
• The Jennies didn't score in the seventh and a one-out triple for the Lions brought the tying run to the plate. Giacone got a strikeout and ground ball to end the game and record the save.
Jennies Stat Leaders
• UCM pounded 11 hits to the Lions six. Five Jennies recorded two hits in the game:
Taylor Dames,
Payton Summers,
Hailey Crabtree,
Kaitlyn Markin and
Courtni Smith.
• Crabtree drove in three runs and scored another.
• Summers reached base three times with two singles and a walk.
• Dames had two hits, scored a run and stole a base.
• Markin was the only other Jennie with an extra-base hit, a triple in the second.
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Alexa Bradley started and got the win. She pitched five innings giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits with three strikeouts.
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Katie Giacone pitched the final two innings for her second save of the season. She gave up two hits while striking out two.
For the Lions
• Megan Clark went 2-4 with a run scored.
• Sam Dean finished 2-3 with a double and an RBI.
• Marina Esparza pitched six total innings allowing five runs (three earned) on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
• Dean gave up a run in her only inning of work.
Game Two - Lindenwood 6, Central Missouri 0
Play-by-Play
• After a clean first inning, Lindenwood broke the scoreless tie with an RBI groundout.
• Pitcher Stormee Galka made that lone run hold up, keeping the Jennies off the board for a complete game shutout.
• The Lions big inning came in the fourth. They scored four runs on three hits. Adele Linderman started the rally with an RBI double. With the bases loaded, Megan Clark drove in a run with a bases loaded walk. Austine Pauley drove in the final two runs with a triple to left center, making it 5-0 after two.
• Central Missouri got two base runners on with one out in the fifth, but back-to-back fly outs ended their best chance to score.
• Keri Sheehan punctuated the game with a single scoring Galka to reach our 6-0 final.
Jennies Stat Leaders
• Four different Jennies had one hit:
Lauryn Deer,
Emily King,
Payton Summers, and
Kaitlyn Markin.
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Sarah Brown started and gave up four runs on three hits with a strikeout and three walks.
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Katie Giacone pitched the final 2.1 innings and gave up a run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout.
For the Lions
• Stormee Galka pitched all seven innings giving up four hits with six strikeouts. She was also 1-3 at the plate with a run scored.
• Austine Pauley finished 1-2 with two RBI.
• Linderman reached base twice with a single and a walk. She also scored a run and drove in one.
News and Notes
• The win in game one gives the Jennies 30 for the season. It is their 18th time doing so in team history and first since 2015.
• At 19-7 in the MIAA, it is the second most conference wins in a season for UCM.
• It also guarantees the Jennies a second place finish in the regular season standings, and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming MIAA Tournament.
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Katie Giacone's save in game one was the second of the year for the senior. She has six for her career now, tying her with
Alexa Bradley for fourth most all-time.
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Sarah Brown went 14 straight scoreless innings before allowing a run in the second inning of game two.
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Alexa Bradley has given up two earned runs or fewer in her last four starts.
Up Next
• The MIAA Tournament April 26-28. The Jennies will wait for the MIAA to release the bracket to find out who their first opponent is. The tournament will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the USA Softball Complex.
