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Box Score 2 WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Mar. 10, 2020) - Central Missouri Softball hosted their first games of the season on Jennies Friday Tuesday afternoon. The Jennies won the first meeting against Drury 4-1 before losing to the Panthers 7-5 in game two.
Game 1 - Central Missouri 4, Drury 1
How It Happened:
• Central Missouri was the first to score in the opening at bats.
Lauryn Deer walked to open the bottom of the first, then found herself on third after a stolen base and a passed ball.
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Abbey Fischer sent a fly ball to deep center field, allowed Deer to score after the out.
• Both the Jennies and Panthers recorded one hit and each left one runner on base in the second inning.
• Drury tied the game in top of the third as a single down the right field line scored a Panther baserunner from second.
• The score remained tied until the bottom of the sixth. It was Deer again who kick started the UCM offense with a double to center.
• With no outs and Deer on second, Fischer pushed one over the left field fence to give UCM a 3-1 lead.
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Ashlyn Cook scored the final run of the Jennies three-run inning. After reaching on by a Panther throwing error, Cook was hit home on a double to left center by
Sydney Wellshear.
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Paige Petefish and the Jennies defense allowed one hit in Drury's final four at bats.
• Central Missouri out hit the Panthers 6-4. Four of the Jennies six hits were extra-base hits.
Leading the Jennies:
• Wellshear was the only Jen to record two hits in game one against the panthers. She also accounted for one of UCM's four RBI.
• Deer finished 1-2 with a walk and scored the team-high of two runs.
• Fischer also went 1-2 and drove in the game-high three runs.
• Petefish allowed only four hits, one walk and one run scored while striking out four Panthers.
For the Panthers:
• Four different players accounted for Drury's four hits.
• Center fielder Abby Tiemann scored the Panthers lone run.
• The second baseman Kinzy Mathis recorded Drury's only RBI.
• Kasey Cazares pitched all six innings against the Jennies. Cazares gave up six this, four runs and one walk.
Game 2 - Central Missouri 5, Drury 7
How it Happened:
• Drury was the first to score in game two.
• The Panthers took a 1-0 lead after the designated player Megan Holmes crushed
Alexa Bradley's pitch over right center in the top of the second.
• Drury increased their 1-0 advantage to a 6-0 lead after the top of the fourth.
• With two outs and bases loaded, a double to left field scored two Panther base runners.
Gentry Wishard came into the circle to replace Bradley.
• The Panthers scored two more off a triple down the left field line to take a 6-0 lead over the Jennies.
• A solo bomb by UCM's designated player
Lexi Parks in the bottom of the fifth put the Jennies on the board.
• Drury's Abbey McAteer answered Parks' solo shot with one of her own in the first at bat in the top of the sixth. Panthers led 7-1.
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Bailey Fowler hit home Cook in the bottom of the sixth with a double to right center for the Jens second run.
• Central Missouri added two more runs in their final attempt at the plate. With two outs, a double to right center by Cook scored Fischer and
Taylor Nickel for the Jennies final runs of the game.
• Both the Jennies and the Panthers finished with nine hits and also left five runners on base.
• Four of the Jennies five hits were for extra-bases.
Leading the Jennies:
• Right fielder Cook led the UCM offense in game two finishing with two doubles and a single in four at bats.
• Cook also drove in the team-high of two runs.
• Fowler went 2-3 with an RBI.
• In 3.1 innings, Wishard allowed five hits, two runs and two walks while striking out two batters of the 16 she faced.
For the Panthers:
• Holmes was the Panther to have two hits.
• Center fielder Abby Tiemann drove in the game-high three runs.
• Holmes and McAteer each scored two runs.
• Lauren Beier threw 6.2 innings for the Panthers. She gave up nine hits, four runs and two walks in her 28 at bats.
News & Notes:
• Central Missouri hit .288 against a pitching staff that averages an opponent batting average of .279.
• Fischer and Parks' home runs were the first of their careers.
• The Jennies were 2-2 on stolen base attempts while the Panthers finished 3-3.
• Five of UCM's eight RBI were with two outs.
• The Jennies finished just 5-20 with runners in scoring position.
• Central Missouri continues to lead the all-time series against Drury 7-5.
Up Next:
The Jennies return to their home field on Friday, March 13, against Northwest Missouri. Game one of the MIAA doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in Warrensburg, Mo.
