{"id":18862,"date":"2015-03-15T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=18862"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:43:58","slug":"softball-sweeps-missouri-southern-in-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=18862","title":{"rendered":"Softball sweeps Missouri Southern in home opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fort Hays State opened its home portion of the 2015 schedule with a sweep of its conference doubleheader against Missouri Southern. FHSU (9-8, 4-2 MIAA) defeated the Lions 7-6 in the first game and won a 3-2 game in eight innings for the finale.<\/p>\n

The Tigers continue the home stand tomorrow with a doubleheader with Pittsburg State, beginning at 1 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Complete recaps of Friday’s<\/span><\/span> games are below.<\/p>\n

Fort Hays State 7, Missouri Southern 6<\/strong>
\nFort Hays State used two runs in the sixth to cap a 7-6 comeback win over Missouri Southern in the first game of the day.<\/p>\n

Paxton Duran<\/a><\/dfn> (4-4) picked up the win, tossing six innings with five runs allowed (two earned) while striking out six. Sarah Cochran<\/a>\u00a0<\/dfn>threw the seventh inning for the save, giving up one run with one hit.<\/p>\n

At the plate, Courtney Dobson<\/a><\/dfn> led the team with a 3-for-3 effort, picking up a double. Amanda Vaupel<\/a><\/dfn> was 2-for-4 on the day while\u00a0Kylie Strand<\/a><\/dfn> and Samantha Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> each went 1-for-3 with two RBI as part of the Tigers’ nine-hit effort.<\/p>\n

FHSU struck first with a three-spot in the third inning, using two hits and two MSSU errors in the inning. Courtney Dobson<\/a><\/dfn> led off the inning with a single to left before taking second on Strand’s walk. From there, both runners came around to score when Erin Elmore<\/a><\/dfn> reached second on a fielding error. After Elmore moved to third on Tori Beltz<\/a><\/dfn>‘s ground out, Samantha Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> brought the catcher home with a single to centerfield.<\/p>\n

MSSU answered back with four runs in the fourth thanks to five hits, including a RBI doubles from Michala Wood and Myranda Stewart. After finding themselves down 4-3, the Tigers rebounded with another two runs in their half of the fourth to regain the lead, 5-4. Rilee Krier<\/a><\/dfn> led off the inning with a bunt single before stealing second and moving to third on Dobson’s single to left. Krier came home in the next at-bat as Strand grounded out to short.<\/p>\n

The Lions tied the game in the fifth before a final rally put FHSU ahead for good in the sixth. Dobson again contributed to the runs, starting the inning with a leadoff double, taking third on a wild pitch during Strand’s at-bat. Strand brought Dobson home with a double of her own, and later scored when Samantha Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> hit a sacrifice fly to center.<\/p>\n

A Missouri Southern run in the seventh kept things interesting for the Tigers, but Cochran was able to buckle down and get three outs to earn the save.<\/p>\n

Fort Hays State 3, Missouri Southern 2 (Eight innings)<\/strong>
\nShutout for the first 6.2 innings, the Tigers rallied late to force extras before a walk-off single from Erin Elmore<\/a><\/dfn> gave FHSU the sweep with a 3-2 win in eight innings.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Kimminau<\/a><\/dfn> (4-4) threw a complete game, allowing two runs (one earned) while scattering four hits.<\/p>\n

Veronica Knittig<\/a><\/dfn> and Dobson each had doubles for the Tigers while Elmore and Mackenzie Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> drove in runs.<\/p>\n

Missouri Southern scored one run in the second off a throwing error by the Tigers and later extended its lead to 2-0 in the sixth with a RBI single from Brooke Swadley.<\/p>\n

FHSU was limited to just one hit through the first six innings and was down to its final out before rallying with two runs in the seventh. Samantha Villarreal<\/a><\/dfn> and Vaupel drew back-to-back walks, and Makenzie Villarreal followed with a single to left that scored pinch-runner Gabrielle Sandoval<\/a><\/dfn> and pushed Vaupel to third. From there, Knittig reached on a fielding error that allowed Vaupel to scamper home and tie the game.<\/p>\n

In the eight, Dobson started the inning with a double to right center. After an out, Elmore took a 1-0 pitch into center field to score Dobson and clinch the win.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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