{"id":19621,"date":"2015-04-13T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19621"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:45:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:45:52","slug":"tigers-drop-doubleheader-at-no-15-emporia-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19621","title":{"rendered":"Tigers drop doubleheader at No. 15 Emporia State"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fort Hays State Softball was swept in Friday’s<\/span><\/span> doubleheader with No. 15 Emporia State, falling 2-1 in the first contest before dropping a 4-1 game in the finale.<\/div>\n
\nFHSU (21-18, 12-9 MIAA) travels to Topeka, tomorrow for an MIAA doubleheader with Washburn. Game time is set for 1 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Complete recaps of Friday’s<\/span><\/span> action is below.<\/p>\n

No. 15 Emporia State 2, Fort Hays State 1<\/strong>
\nDespite holding the 15th-ranked Lady Hornets to just two runs in the first game of the day, FHSU was limited to just one score in a 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n

Paxton Duran<\/a><\/dfn> (10-9) was dealt the loss, tossing six innings with two strikeouts while allowing four walks, six hits and two runs.<\/p>\n

Tori Beltz<\/a><\/dfn> was 2-for-3 in the game with a double and a walk, while\u00a0Erin Elmore<\/a><\/dfn> finished 1-for-2 with an RBI.<\/p>\n

In the first, ESU took a 1-0 lead behind Kaitlyn Caston’s RBI single and held that advantage until the top of the fifth, when an RBI single from Erin Elmore<\/a><\/dfn> scored Paxton Duran<\/a><\/dfn> from third. Duran singled to start the fifth, moving around on a sacrifice bunt and a ground out. With two down, Elmore sent a 2-1 pitch in right field for the game-tying hit.<\/p>\n

ESU took back the lead (2-1) in its half of the fifth off Caston’s second RBI of the day, this time coming on a squeeze bunt play.<\/p>\n

Down to its last chance in the top of the seventh, FHSU put runners on the corners with two outs, but couldn’t force a continuation in the game.<\/p>\n

ESU 4, FHSU 1<\/strong>
\nThe Tigers could not overcome an early deficit, falling 4-1 to the Lady Hornets in the second game of the doubleheader.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Kimminau<\/a><\/dfn> (10-8) saw her four-game winning streak snapped in the loss. Kimminau tossed all six innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on seven hits, walking four with two strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Beltz drew two walks in the game while Rilee Krier<\/a><\/dfn> was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Elmore, Samantha Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn>, Amanda Vaupel<\/a><\/dfn> and\u00a0Mackenzie Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> also had hits for the Tigers.<\/p>\n

The Tigers again fell behind early, trailing 2-0 after the first and 3-0 headed into the fourth, when FHSU struck back with one. Beltz led off the inning with a walk, moving to second on a groundout. From there, Vaupel’s single put runners on the corners with one out and Mackenzie Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> reached on an error to lead the bases. Krier drove in Beltz for the first Tiger run of the game, singling a 1-2 pitch into center field.<\/p>\n

ESU added another in the fourth off Danielle Sprinkle’s RBI single, making it 4-1, where it stayed for the rest of the night.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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