Softball Takes Game One in Double Header Against Park

Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Softball team took on the Park University Pirates. The Yellowjackets took down the Pirates in game one, 5-2 and fell in game two, 4-1.

Season Record: Graceland 16-11; 3-3| Park 12-10; 2-4

Doubleheader Results:
Game 1: Graceland 5 | Park 2
Game 2: Graceland 1 | Park 4

Final Score - Game 1: Graceland 5 | Park 2
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board first with a Sammi Bradshaw single through the right side to score Jayda Gay (single) and Paige Cooper (walk) (GU: 2 | Park: 0)
B2 – Morina Goodman would crush a solo home run over left field (GU: 3 | Park: 0)
T4 – The Pirates would add a solo home run over center field (GU: 3 | Park: 1)
B4 – Malorie McKinney drilled a solo home run over center field. Corry Pickering would double to left center and bring in Morina Goodman (GU: 5 | Park: 1)
T7 – Park would bring in one run from a single to left field (GU: 5 | Park: 2)

Game 1 Pitching
Chloe Buckallew (W, 5-2) pitched 7.0 innings and faced 27 batters with two strikeouts.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had eight hits, led by Morina Goodman (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Corry Pickering | HR: Malorie McKinney, Morina Goodman | RBI: Corry Pickering, Sammi Bradshaw (2), Malorie McKinney, Morina Goodman | Sac: Jayda Gay, Marissa Buckallew, Charlee Peters
Baserunning: SB: Corry Pickering, Jayda Gay
Fielding: DP: Jayda Gay, Marissa Buckallew, Sammi Bradshaw (2), Rebecca Laire, Chloe Buckallew

Final Score - Game 2: Graceland 1 | Park 4
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – The Pirates would bring in two runs from a single to deep center field (GU: 0 | Park: 2)
B1 – Sammi Bradshaw would ground out and bring in Corry Pickering (single) (GU: 1 | Park: 2)
T5 – Park would add a two-RBI home run over the center field (GU: 1 | Park: 4)

Game 2 Pitching
Allison Rebling pitched 7.0 innings and faced 29 batters with four strikeouts.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had two hits, led by Corry Pickering (1) and Holly Jessen (1)
Hits produced: RBI: Sammi Bradshaw | Sac: Jayda Gay
Baserunning: SB: Jayda Gay

Up Next:
The Softball team will return on Wednesday, April 3, when they host the Grand View University Vikings. Game one is set for 3:00 pm.

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