WARRENSBURG, Mo. (March 7, 2021) - Central Missouri Softball picked up two victories over William Jewell in its season home opener. The Jennies totaled 20 hits and scored 15 runs in 12 innings against the Cardinals.
GAME 1 - Central Missouri 11, William Jewell 3 (5 innings)
How it Happened:
• Central Missouri recorded a season-high 11 hits and scored a season-high 11 runs in a 11-3, five inning victory in game one.
• Jennies leadoff
Abbey Fischer started the UCM offense in the bottom of the first with a double through the left side. Fischer was hit home on a sacrifice fly by left fielder
Ashlyn Cook for the first score of the game.
• The Jennies took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second as
Makenzie McAtee sailed one over the center field fence for her first homerun of the season.
• A UCM fielding error in the top of the third allowed William Jewell to plate its first run. The Cardinals finished the third inning with hit hits and left one runner in scoring position.
• A suicide bunt from Cook in the bottom of the third scored
Aubrie McRoberts to give UCM a 3-1 lead heading into the top of the fourth.
• The Cardinals opened the fourth inning with back-to-back bombs over center field. With no outs,
Paige Petefish came in to relieve
Kyleigh Lay in the circle. Petefish and the UCM defense shutdown three Cardinal hitters in a row to move into the bottom of the fourth inning with a 3-3 draw.
• Central Missouri really opened things up in the bottom of the fourth, scoring eight runs off seven hits.
• A double to left field by center fielder
Bailey Fowler was followed with a bunted single by third basemen
Jessica Sader. With two runners in scoring position, McAtee singled to center field, scoring Fowler and pinch runner
Peyton Corrigan to regain the UCM lead. McAtee then found her way home on a sacrifice fly by catcher
Taylor Nickel.
•
Brenlyn McCoy, Cook,
Sydney Wellshear, and
Bailee Bryant accounted for UCM's remaining hits in the fourth inning, including a two-run homerun over left field by the designated player Wellshear.
• The Jennies defense recorded three consecutive outs in the top of the fifth to defeat William Jewell in five innings, 11-3.
• Central Missouri out-hit the Cardinals 11-5 with five different players accounting for William Jewell's hits.
• The Jennies also totaled a season-high six stolen bases.
• Central Missouri left a season-low one runner on base.
Leading the Jennies:
• McAtee was a perfect 2-2 at the plate, drove in two runs and scored two runs.
• Wellshear was 2-3 and also recorded two RBI.
• Cook lead UCM with a season-high four RBI.
• McRoberts led the Jennies with a career-high three stolen bases.
• In two innings, Petefish faced six batters allowing no hits, no walks, and no runs scored.
Leading the Cardinals:
• Five players finished with one hit.
• Hailey Wall and Tori Farr were responsible for William Jewell's solo consecutive homeruns.
• Aly Manhart led the Cardinals in the circle with 22 batters faced. She allowed 10 runs, 10 hits, and one walk while striking out two UCM batters.
GAME 2 - Central Missouri 4, William Jewell 0
How it Happened:
• The Jennies recorded their second shutout of the season with a 4-0 victory over William Jewell in game two.
• Four different Jennies scored UCM's four runs in four separate innings.
• Central Missouri scored its first run in the bottom of the second as the freshman designed player
Bailee Bryant doubled to center with two runners on, scoring
Bailey Fowler.
• Second basemen
Brenlyn McCoy drove home UCM's second run with an infield hit to the right side with runner on second and third. Central Missouri left a game-high three runners on as the bottom of the fourth came to an end.
• Bryant recorded her second RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly out to center field that would score
Sydney Wellshear from third. Jennies led 3-0 moving into the top of the sixth.
• A single through the right side by
Ashlyn Cook scored
Brenlyn McCoy for the Jennies final run of the game.
•
Sadie Parks relieved starting pitcher
Gentry Wishard to through the final outs of the game. Shortstop
Abbey Fischer threw the first two Cardinals out at first, then Parks earned the third out on her own with a strikeout. Jennies win 4-0.
• Central Missouri out-hit William Jewell 9-4 but left a season-high 10 runners on base.
• The Jennies recorded a season-high six walks.
Leading the Jennies:
•
Makenzie McAtee saw another flawless performance in the box finishing 3-3 to lead UCM in hits.
• Bryant recorded the team-high two RBI.
• Cook was 2-4 with one RBI.
• Wishard threw six innings and allowed no runs scored. The senior faced 24 batters and gave up four hits and two strikeouts.
Leading the Cardinals:
• The designated player Tori Farr led William Jewell with two hits.
• Sabrina Olmo finished with one hit and recorded the Cardinals only stolen base.
• Kenzie Jones threw 5.2 innings against the Jennies giving up nine hits. five walks and four runs.
News & Notes:
• Central Missouri's 10 RBI in game one are also a season-high for the Jens.
• The Jennies recorded season-high performances in runs scored, hits, RBI, walks, and homeruns.
• First basemen
Makenzie McAtee led the UCM offense on the day with five hits in five at bats.
• Freshman
Bailee Bryant recorded her first career hits.
•
Sydney Wellshear's and McAtee's dingers in game one were UCM's first homeruns of the season.
• Shortstop
Abbey Fischer led the Jennies in extra base hits with a double in each game.
• Central Missouri's pitching staff didn't have a walk in either game.
•
Gentry Wishard now leads the UCM pitching staff with a 2-0 record while
Paige Petefish is now 2-1 on the season.
