Softball Takes Game Two Victory on Senior Day

Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Softball team took on the Missouri Valley College Vikings. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Vikings in game one with a final score of 8-1 and took down the Vikings in game two, 11-3, in five innings.

Season Record: Graceland 20-24; 6-18| Missouri Valley 23-21; 12-12

Final Score Game 1: Graceland 1 | Missouri Valley 8
The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – The Vikings would get on the board first, adding two runs from a single and a bases-loaded hit by pitch (GU: 0 | MVC: 2)
T2 – Missouri Valley would push one across the plate with a single to shortstop (GU: 0 | MVC: 3)
B2 – A Taylor Beane would drill a solo home run (GU: 1 | MVC: 3)
T3 – Vikings would add a two-run homerun (GU: 1 | MVC: 5)
T4 – One Missouri Valley run would cross the plate with a double to left field (GU: 1 | MVC: 6)
T6 – The Vikings would cap their score with a two-run single to left field (GU: 1 | MVC: 8)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Abigail Rapp (L, 0-2) started for the Yellowjackets and went in 2.1 innings, facing 17 batters and had one strikeout. Makensey Burghart would enter the game for 3.1 innings, facing 16 batters, and had two strikeouts. Bre Small would close the game in 1.1 innings; she would see seven batters and allowed no run of three hits.
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by Charlee Peters (2)
Hits produced; 2B: Sydnee McKinney | HR: Taylor Beane | RBI: Taylor Beane

Final Score Game 2: Graceland 11 | Missouri Valley 3 – Five Innings
The Scoring – Game 2
B3 – Yellowjackets would get on the board first and add three runs. Paige Cooper's base-loaded hit by pitch would put Morina Goodman at home. Taylor Beane would score Ries Wilson and Jayda Gay with a single to left field (GU: 3 | MVC: 0)
B4 – Five Graceland runs would score. Ries Wilson would drive a line out to being in Vivian Tracy. Charlee Peters would score on a Viking error off the hit by Jayda Gay. Morina Goodman would steal home on the through down caused by the stolen base from Gay. Paige Cooper would drill a two-run home run; Gay scored (GU: 8 | MVC: 0)
T5 – The Vikings would get on the board and add three runs from a double to left field and a ground out (GU: 8 | MVC: 3)
B5 – The Yellowjackets would cap their score by adding three runs; Jayda Gay's bunt single would score Charlee Peters. Ries Wilson would score on a Paige Cooper double to right field. Taylor Beane drove Gay home on a walk-off single (GU: 11 | MVC: 3)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Allison Rebling (W, 10-7) would step to the mound for the full game (5.0 innings), face 22 batters, had five strikeouts, had one walk and two earned runs.
The Yellowjackets had 14 hits, led by Taylor Beane (4)
Hits produced; 2B: Paige Cooper, Morina Goodman | HR: Paige Cooper | RBI: Ries Wilson, Jayda Gay, Paige Cooper (4), Taylor Beane (3)

Up Next:
The Softball team will travel next on Saturday, April 29, when they take on Mount Mercy University Mustangs. Game one is set for 1:00 pm.

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