BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Feb. 15, 2020) - Central Missouri opened their 2020 season with back-to-back wins at the Arkansas-Monticello Classic. In their two games, the Jennies totaled 24 runs off 26 hits.
Game 1 - Central Missouri 11, Arkansas-Monticello 5
• The Jennies scored six runs in their first inning of the 2020 season.
• A double by
Ashlyn Cook drove in
Lauryn Deer and
Bailey Fowler to give UCM an early advantage.
• With bases loaded, Cook and
Jessica Sader scored on a pass ball to give the Jennies a 4-0 lead.
• Another passed ball brought
Makenzie McAtee and
Sydney Wellshear around the bases and home for the Jens final runs of the first inning.
• Central Missouri scored two more run in the top of the second as Sader hit her first bomb of the season with Deer on second.
• Arkansas-Monticello answered Sader's homerun with a solo homer of their own. Jennies led 8-1.
• Deer began the top of the fourth inning with her second consecutive single. She was then brought home on a double by Cook.
• With two outs, Cook scored on a single by McAtee, who was then hit home with a double by Wellshear.
• Down 11-1, the Blossoms plated four runs in the bottom of the fifth on four hits and one UCM error.
• Arkansas-Monticello scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the seventh to total five runs to UCM's 11.
Jennies Stat Leaders:
• Senior center fielder Deer went 3-3 while scoring the team-high of three runs.
• Cook drove in the team-high of three runs off two doubles.
•
Alexa Bradley picked up her first win of her senior season. She faced 34 batters while giving up nine hits and five runs and totaled five strikeouts.
For the Blossoms:
• Kara DeBruin lead Ark.-Monticello with three hits, two of which were triples, on four at bats and scored two runs.
• Haley Godeaux drove in the team-high of three runs on two hits.
• Alexis Pevehouse threw five innings for the Blossoms. She gave up 11 runs on 10 hits and totaled five strikeouts.
Game 2 - Central Missouri 13, Quincy 0
• The Jennies took an 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Deer found her way home on a fielder choice by Cook.
•
Taylor Nickel and Deer brought in three of the Jens four runs in the second inning. Deer scored the fourth run on a Quincy pass ball.
• More errors by the Hawks in the top of the third allowed Sader and
Peyton Corrigan to move around the bases.
• An
Abbey Fischer single brought Wellshear home from second.
• Fischer made her way home on two-run homer by Deer.
• With a 10-0 lead, UCM scored their final three runs in the top of the fourth inning off four hits and one hawk error.
• Wellshear double that brought home Cook and Corrigan was followed with a single by
Carson Staponski to scored Wellshear from third.
Jennies Stat Leaders:
• Deer lead the offense again in game two. Deer finished 3-4 with a single, a double and a homerun to drive in the team-high of four runs.
• Freshmen Corrigan and Wellshear each recorded two hits and scored two runs.
• Making her first appearance in the circle for the Jennies was
Paige Petefish. Petefish earned her first collegiate win throwing a two-hit shutout and totaled four strikeouts.
For the Hawks:
• Taylor Downen and Chelsea Hooker were the only Hawks to record a hit against Petefish, both of which were doubles.
• Bailee Highbarger and Jayle Jennings each totaled 1.2 innings in the circle. Highbarger recorded two strikeouts while allowing five runs off four hits.
News and Notes:
• The Jennies scored early collecting seven first-inning runs in the two games and had a lead in each game after one inning.
• UCM hit .476 with two outs and drove in nine two-out runs.
• Central Missouri came up big with runners on hitting .480 with a runner in scoring position.
• Deer's homerun against Quincy was just the third of the senior's career while sophomore Sader now has six total.
• The Jennies last shutout came March 31 of last year in a 3-0 win over Southwest Baptist.
• Deer is two runs away from 100 career runs scored.
Up Next:
Central Missouri returns to action in the Arkansas-Monticello Classic tomorrow, Feb. 16. The Jennies first face Southwest Baptist (0-7, 0-0 GLVC) at 12 p.m. then Henderson State (4-6, 0-0 GAC) at 4 p.m. in Bentonville, Ark.
