WICHITA, Kan. – Five runs in the 10
th inning of game two gave St. Edward's softball a doubleheader split Saturday against Newman. The Hilltoppers dropped game one, 1-0, but rallied for an 8-3, extra-inning win in game two.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1: Newman 1, St. Edward's 0)
W-Smith (7-12), L-Rex (4-13)
- With both pitchers controlling the early innings, hits were at a premium.
- St. Edward's threatened in the third inning with two runners on and one out, but could not score.
- Newman capitalized on a two-out error by the Hilltoppers in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 1-0 lead.
- Sophomore MEGAN HOFFMAN reached on a two-base error to lead off the seventh inning.
- After a sacrifice bunt moved Hoffman to third, the shortstop was thrown out at the plate, attempting to tag on a sacrifice fly.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2: St. Edward's 8, Newman 3) (10)
W-Slatten (10-9), L-Smith (7-13)
- St. Edward's opened the scoring in third inning on a RBI-single by sophomore KAYLA APPLEBY and a two-RBI single by junior SAMI WILLIAMS.
- Newman battled back with two runs in the third inning and another run in the fourth inning to tie the score.
- Both teams were held scoreless as the game went into extra innings.
- St. Edward's broke through in the 10th inning in a big way, pushing across five runs on five hits.
- Hilltopper senior LAUREN SLATTEN capped off her 172-pitch performance by shutting down the Jets in the bottom of the 10th frame.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
- Williams led the Hilltoppers with four RBI on the day.
- Appleby and freshman ASHLEY NASSY both collected four hits in game two.
- Rex's eight strikeouts tied her season high.
- St. Edward's leads the all-time series, 28-5.
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH MEGHAN MULLIN
"Although game one didn't go our way, I am very happy with how the team came back in game two and played together."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's faces Newman Sunday at noon in the series finale. Live video and stats will be available on
www.GoHilltoppers.com.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: St. Edward's 0-8, Newman 1-3
Records: St. Edward's (19-29, 11-6 Heartland), Newman (15-33, 8-9 Heartland)
Attendance: 201
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