Softball Evens with Mount Mercy

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, – The Graceland University Softball team took on the Mount Mercy University Mustangs. The Yellowjackets split with the Mustangs, falling in game one, 8-3 and taking down the Mustangs game two, 6-2

Season Record: Graceland 25-20; 10-12| Mount Mercy 25-21; 13-11

Doubleheader results:
Game 1: Graceland 3 | Mount Mercy 8
Game 2: Graceland 6 | Mount Mercy 2

Final Score – Game 1: Graceland 3 | Mount Mercy 8
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – The Mustangs would open to add four runs (GU: 0 | MMU: 4)
T3 – A Paige Cooper sacrifice fly would score Jayda Gay. Kaitlyn Cook would plate from a Rebecca Laire double to left field. A drilled single up the middle by Marissa Buckallew would bring home Laire (GU: 3 | MMU: 4)
B6 – Four Mount Mercy runs would plate (GU: 3 | MMU: 8)

Game 1 Pitching
Chloe Buckallew pitched 0.2 innings and faced seven batters. Allison Rebling stepped next for 5.1 innings, facing 26 batters.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had four hits, led by Four Yellowjackets
Hits produced: 2B: Rebecca Laire, Sammi Bradshaw | RBI: Paige Cooper, Rebecca Laire, Marissa Buckallew | Sac Fly: Paige Cooper
Baserunning: SB: Kaitlyn Cook, Paige Cooper

Final Score – Game 2: Graceland 6 | Mount Mercy 2
The Scoring – Game 2
B3 – The Mustangs would score one from a sacrifice flyout (GU:0 | MMU: 1)
T4 – Sammi Bradshaw crushed a double to left center to score Paige Cooper (walk) (GU: 1 | MMU: 1)
T6 – Kaitlyn Cook (hit-by-pitch) stepped on home from a Sammi Bradshaw single. Allison Rebling (PR R. Laire) plated from a Marissa Buckallew single to second base. A double by Charlee Peters to center field would bring in M. Buckallew and Bradshaw (GU: 5 | MMU: 1)
B6 – A Mount Mercy triple brought in one run (GU: 5 | MMU: 2)
T7 – Paige Cooper crushed a solo home run over the left-center fence (GU: 6 | MMU: 2)

Game 2 Pitching
Sammi Bradshaw (W, 6-5) started for the Yellowjackets and pitched a complete 7.0 inning games, facing 28 batters with seven strikeouts.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by Sammi Bradshaw (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Sammi Bradshaw, Charlee Peters | HR: Paige Cooper | RBI: Paige Cooper, Sammi Bradshaw (2), Marissa Buckallew, Charlee Peters (2) | Sac: Paige Cooper, Sammi Bradshaw, Aliyah Farrell

Up Next;
Softball will be back on Monday, April 29 and take on the Missouri Valley College Vikings in a make up game from April 26. First pitch is set for 2:00 pm.

-Yellowjackets-