Softball Takes Down Southwestern
Winfield, Kan.– The Graceland University Softball team took on the Southwestern College Mound Builders. The Yellowjackets defeated the Mound Builders in five innings game one, 11-0. In game two the Yellowjackets fell 3-2.
Season Record: Graceland 6-1 | Southwestern 1-3
Doubleheader Results:
Game 1: Graceland 17 | Southwestern 3 – Five Innings
Game 2: Graceland 7 | Southwestern 3
Final Score Game 1: Graceland 17 | Southwestern 3
The Scoring – Game 1
T2 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board with a Morina Goodman single to left field to score Ella Lowe (GU:1 | SU: 0)
T3 – Rebecca Laire would bring in Kaitlyn Cook. Corry Pickering (single) crossed home plate from a Sammi Bradshaw double. Marissa Buckallew singled for a one-run RBI; Laire scored. Buckallew would find home on an Ella Lowe single (GU:5 | SU: 0)
T4 – Seven Yellowjacket runs would score. Sammi Bradshaw would drive a two-run RBI; Rebecca Laire (double) and Kaitlyn Cook (single) scored. Bradshaw would score on an Ella Lowe base-loaded walk. Paige Cooper would find home plate from a Jayda Gay single. Morina Goodman would sac fly put and bring home Marissa Buckallew. Lowe and Gay would cross home plate from a two-run RBI single by Cook (GU:12 | SU: 0)
B4 – The Builders would find the board from a single (GU:12 | SU: 1)
T5 – Paige Pialet (PR-Cooper) would score on a wild pitch. Eily Hall drilled a two-run RBI single; Ella Lowe and Marissa Buckallew scored. Rebecca Laire would score the remaining Yellowjackets runs from a single to bring in Kaitlyn Cook and Eily Hall (GU:17 | SU: 1)
B5 – Southwestern brought in two runs with a double (GU:17 | SU: 3)
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Chloe Buckallew stepped to the mound for a 5.0 innings game and faced 21 batters for 12 strikeouts, with a win on a run rule.
The Yellowjackets had 23 hits, led by five Yellowjackets (3)
Hits produced: 2B: Rebecca Laire, Sammi Bradshaw, Paige Cooper, Marissa Buckallew, Ella Lowe, Jayda Gay, Kaitlyn Cook | RBI: Rebecca Laire (3), Sammi Bradshaw (3), Marissa Buckallew, Ella Lowe (2), Jayda Gay, Eily Hall (2), Morina Goodman (2), Kaitlyn Cook (2)
Final Score Game 2: Graceland 7 | Southwestern 3
The Scoring – Game 2
T3 – Malorie McKinney's single would push Corry Pickering (single) home to get the Yellowjackets on the board. Rebecca Laire crossed home plate from an Aliyah Farrell sac bunt (GU:2 | SU: 0)
B5 – Southwestern added one run from a Yellowjacket error (GU:2 | SU: 1)
T6 – Corry Pickering brought home Morina Goodman from a single (GU:3 | SU: 1)
B6 – Two runs would score for the Mound Builder; a Graceland error and a single (GU:3 | SU: 3)
T7 – Graceland would add four final runs. Malorie McKinney singled to score Paige Cooper (double). Paige Pialet found home plate from a Morina Goodman single. Goodman would cross home plate on an Ella Lowe RBI single. Charlee Peters scored from a Corry Pickering single (GU:7 | SU: 3)
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Sammi Bradshaw entered the 7.0-inning game and faced 27 batters for eight strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had 12 hits, led by Corry Pickering (3) and Malorie McKinney (3)
Hits produced: 2B: Paige Cooper | RBI: Corry Pickering (2), Malorie McKinney (2), Aliyah Farrell, Morina Goodman, Ella Lowe | Sac: Paige Cooper, Aliyah Farrell, Charlee Peters
Up Next:
The Softball team will return on the road on Saturday, February 24, when they take on the Stephens College Stars in back-to-back doubleheaders. Game one is set for noon.
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