SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (April 3, 2019) - Central Missouri (19-11, 5-1 MIAA) took their six game winning streak on the road Wednesday afternoon for a nonconference doubleheader with Drury. The Jennies fell in both games, 11-3 in the first and 2-0 in the second.
Game One - Drury 11, Central Missouri 3 (5 inn.)
Play-by-Play
• The Jennies got on top in the first inning of game one.
Ashlyn Cook singled and reached third as the ball was misplayed in the outfield. She then scampered home on a wild pitch two batters later.
• That lead didn't last too long though. Drury answered with four in their first turn at bat. The first three batters all reached and three RBI singles and an RBI groundout put the Panthers up 4-1.
• UCM got a run back in second when
Taylor Nickel's sacrifice fly scored
Taylor Dames.
• The big inning for the Panthers came in the third. They scored six runs on seven hits. Once again the first three batters reached base before a double scored two. The Panthers got two more run-scoring hits in the inning and led 10-2.
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Jessica Sader briefly kept the game alive with a two-out RBI double in the fifth, but Drury ended it with a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the inning.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Taylor Dames walked and scored and stole two bases.
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Jessica Sader was 1-3 with an RBI double.
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Kaitlyn Markin and
Lauryn Deer each had a hit and a stole base.
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Ashlyn Cook knocked a single and scored a run.
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Alexa Bradley started and lasted two innings allowing seven runs (six earned) on five hits.
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Sarah Brown threw 1.1 innings out of the bullpen allowing a run on two hits.
For the Panthers
• Kasey Cazares threw all five innings. She allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits with a strikeout and two walks.
• Megan Homes was 3-4 with a double and an RBI.
• Devin Hale drove in a pair with two hits and two runs scored.
• Serenity Healy had three runs batted in.
Game Two - Drury 2, Central Missouri 0
Play-by-Play
• Quite the opposite type of game in the nightcap. Neither team had scored a run through the first three innings.
• In fact, the first hit came from
Hailey Crabtree with a two-out single in the fourth.
• The Panthers first hit came leading off the fourth. Two batters later an RBI double put them ahead 1-0.
• The Jennies best chance to score came in the fifth.
Taylor Dames led off with a single, stole second and reached third base with one out. Back-to-back walks loaded the bases, but a strikeout ended the inning leaving three runners on base.
• A two-out double in the sixth gave the Panthers an insurance run and the Jennies went down in order in the seventh.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Gentry Wishard threw all six innings allowing two runs on three hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
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Taylor Dames was 1-3 with a stolen base.
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Hailey Crabtree and
Makenzie McAtee were 1-3.
For the Panthers
• Hailly Greenough tossed seven innings giving up just three hits with five strikeouts and three walks.
• Kinzy Mathis was 2-3 with both runs batted in.
• Jacy Ummel and Kaelie Smith each scored a run.
News and Notes
• This is just the second time the Jennies have been shut out this season.
• UCM committed five errors in game one, matching a season-high.
• Game two had a combined six hits. Their three hits are the fewest since the second game of the season.
Up Next
• The Jennies will come home for a pair of MIAA series this weekend against Washburn and Emporia State. Saturday vs. the Hornets will be Military Appreciation Day.
