Softball Falls to Mount Mercy in Doubleheader

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Graceland University Softball team took on the Mount Mercy University Mustangs. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Mustangs in game one with a final score of 7-0 and 11-3 in game two.

Season Record: Graceland 20-26; 6-20| Mount Mercy 29-16: 18-8

Final Score Game 1: Graceland 0 | Mount Mercy 7
The Scoring – Game 1
B2 – The Mustangs would get on the board and add four runs from a pair of singles and a triple (GU: 0 | MMU: 4)
B6 – Mount Mercy capped their scoring by adding three runs from two singles and a bases-loaded walk (GU: 0 | MMU: 7)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Samantha Bradshaw (L, 7-9) started the game and went 1.2 innings, facing 11 batters; she had one walk and two strikeouts. Makensey Burghart would step o the mound next for 3.1 innings, facing 11 batters, one walk, two strikeouts and allowing no runs on one hit. Bre Small would close the game in 1.0 innings.
The Yellowjackets had one hit by Taylor Beane
Stolen Base: Charlee Peters

Final Score Game 2: Graceland 1 | Mount Mercy 4
The Scoring – Game 2
B3 – Mount Mercy goes to the board with a two-run triple to center field (GU: 0 | MMU: 2)
B4 – The Mustangs would score on a Graceland error (GU: 0 | MMU: 3)
T5 – Charlee Peters would get on the bases with a walk and would cross home plate on a Mustang wild pitch (GU: 1 | MMU: 3)
B6 – A single to center field would bring in one Mount Mercy run (GU: 1 | MMU: 4)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Allison Rebling (W, 10-8) would step to the mound for the full game (6.0 innings), face 30 batters, had one strikeout, and had three walks.
The Yellowjackets had three hits, led by Ries Wilson, Charlee Peters and Morina Goodman.
Stolen Base: Charlee Peters

The Softball team concludes their regular season play.

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