PEORIA, Ill. (March 1, 2019) - Central Missouri completed their trip to the Slugger Dome in Peoria, Ill. with a pair of wins over GLVC teams. The Jens easily defeated Lewis 10-1 in five innings to start the day, before needing extras to take down Quincy 7-6.
Game One - Central Missouri 10, Lewis 1
Play-by-Play
• The scoring started in the second as five straight Jennies reached base.
Alexis Koop knocked in the first two with a single. She then came around to score on
Kaitlyn Markin's double.
• One batter later,
Taylor Dames went deep down the left field line for a two-run home run and the Jens were staked to a 5-0 lead.
• Lewis led off the top of the third with a home run, but the Jennies scored three in the bottom half of the inning.
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Makenzie McAtee walked before
Jessica Sader launced a shot to left for a two-run blast. A two-out RBI from Dames scored Markin and put the Jennies up 8-1.
• Sacrifice flies in the fourth from
Taylor Nickel and McAtee gave the Jennies 10 and
Jordan Johnson did the rest in the circle, leading UCM to a 10-1 win in five.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Jessica Sader reached base three times going 3-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBI.
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Taylor Dames finished with three RBI, going 2-2 with a home run.
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Kaitlyn Markin was 2-2 with two runs scored.
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Ashlyn Cook and
Hailey Crabtree each had a hit and an RBI.
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Jordan Johnson got the win pitching a complete game. She tossed five innings and allowed one run on five hits with a strikeout and no walks.
For the Flyers
• Elexis Swartzentrub scored the only run for Lewis with a home run in the third. She was 1-2 with a run and an RBI.
• Kristin Kavalauskas and Brennan each had a hit in two at bats.
• Taylor Boelte got the start and lasted just 1.1 innings giving up five runs on six hits.
• Sara Serena threw the final 2.2 innings, also giving up five runs with a strikeout.
Game Two - Central Missouri 7, Quincy 6
• Central Missouri scored a run in each of the first three innings.
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Lauryn Deer started the game with a leadoff single and stole second. She came around to score on
Hailey Crabtree's double and UCM was quickly up, 1-0.
• With two outs in the second, UCM took advantage of some Quincy defensive miscues which allowed Dames to score an unearned run.
• The Jens made it a 3-0 lead executing a double-steal as
Ashlyn Cook came scampering home.
• Quincy broke the shutout with a run in the third on a one-out double. They got to within a run, 3-2, scoring an unearned run in the fifth.
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Jessica Sader gave the Jens some breathing room one inning later. After
Makenzie McAtee led off with a single, Sader took a 0-2 pitch over the fence for a two-run blast.
• In the bottom of the inning is when the Hawks tied the game at five. They scored on an RBI groundout, but with two outs, an error in the outfield allowed the tying run to cross the plate.
• Neither team scored in the seventh, but
Brenlyn McCoy broke the tie in the eighth with an RBI single. She later scored on
Alexis Koop's two-out RBI double.
• Quincy scored another unearned run in the bottom of the eighth and had the winning run on base, but
Jordan Johnson got a pair of pop ups to preserve the win.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Brenlyn McCoy was 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
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Jessica Sader hit a home and finished 2-4 with two RBI.
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Lauryn Deer singled twice and stole a base. She also scored a run.
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Ashlyn Cook and
Hailey Crabtree each had two hits and an RBI.
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Makenzie McAtee reached base three times with a hit and two walks.
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Alexa Bradley started and gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits in 4.1 innings.
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Amolee Hawkins went 1.1 innings allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits.
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Jordan Johnson picked up the win allowing an unearned run and no hits with two strikeouts.
For the Hawks
• Sara Demuth got the start and pitched the first five innings, giving up five runs (four earned) one six hits with three walks.
• Alex DeVaney tossed the final three frames and took the loss giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits.
• Kylie Powers was 2-5 with with two runs scored.
• Remi Ferguson was 1-3 with a double, walk, and an RBI.
News and Notes
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Jordan Johnson got the win in both games today and has the Jennies last three wins.
• The Jennies did not strike out in game two against Quincy.
• UCM went 1-1 against the Hawks with a loss yesterday and their extra-inning win today.
• The Jennies have scored 30 runs in their last three games.
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Jessica Sader homered in each game today.
Up Next
• The Jennies stay on the road for a doubleheader with McKendree Saturday, March 2 with a 12 p.m. start.
