Edmond, Okla. - The Missouri Southern Softball team traveled to Edmond, Okla., to compete in the Raising Cane's Festival. The Lions fell in game one, 1-0 to the Southern Arkansas University Muleriders. Southern bounced back in game two with a dominant 10-4 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Game 1: Missouri Southern (6-6) vs. Southern Arkansas (7-5)
L, 1-0
Kiki Pickens started on the mound for the Lions, she collected eight strikeouts, and the Southern defense contributed with nine groundouts.
The Muleriders got on the board in the first inning and held on for a 1-0 win.
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Game 2: Missouri Southern (7-6) vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State (5-5)
W, 10-4
Avery Tallman started on the mound for the Lions and held the Bulldogs scoreless. In the second inning, Missouri Southern took a 3-0 lead as
Taylor Nuckolls tripled and scored on an
Easton Walter sacrifice fly.
Maddie Rolfs scored on a
Kylee Jacks single to left, and Jacks crossed home on a
Hannah Duin single.
Katie Gray extended the Lions' lead with a solo home run in the third, making it 4-0. In the fourth, Duin drove in Jacks with a single to left, pushing the lead to 5-0. Southern added another run in the fifth when Gray doubled and scored on a Nuckolls RBI double, making it 6-0.
The Lions' stretched its lead in the sixth as
Bailey Dillon scored on a Bulldogs error.
Emma Mason and
Carsen Tinkler each delivered RBI singles, and
Taylor Nuckolls capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly. Southwestern Oklahoma State responded with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the deficit to 9-4.
Easton Walter sealed the offensive performance in the seventh with her first career home run, securing a 10-4 victory.
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- Hits: Kylee Jacks (4), Bailey Dillon (1), Katie Gray (1), Hannah Duin (1), Emily Perry (1), Carsen Tinkler (1), Maddie Rolfs (1), Kate Thurman (1), Emma Mason (1)
- 2B: Emma Mason (1), Katie Gray (1), Taylor Nuckolls (1), Easton Walter (1)
- 3B: Taylor Nuckolls (1)
- HR: Katie Gray (1), Easton Walter (1)
- SF: Taylor Nuckolls (1), Easton Walter (1)
- RBI: Hannah Duin (2), Taylor Nuckolls (2), Easton Walter (2), Katie Gray (1), Carsen Tinkler (1), Kylee Jacks (1)
- SB: Kylee Jacks (1)
- HBP: Maddie Rolfs (1)
- Pitching:
Up Next
The Lions will host its home opener on Tuesday, February 25, against the Drury University Panthers. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM at Pat Lipira Softball Complex.
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