LEESBURG, FL - Kentucky Wesleyan avenged an early season loss to Ferris State by taking down the Bulldogs 3-2 in their Tuesday opener. This was followed up by a 6-5 nine inning loss to Missouri-St. Louis in game two.
Game One
After falling 9-0 to the Bulldogs (5-11) earlier this season, Kentucky Wesleyan (6-15) used strong pitching to take down Ferris State in the rematch.
The Panthers opened up the game with two runs in the bottom of the first.
Shelbi Patterson opened the game with a single, and scored on a wild pitch a few plays later.
Augusta Garr managed to advance to third on the same play, and
Megan Matheis singled her home on the next at bat. Wesleyan led 2-0 after one.
The bats were mostly quiet for both teams throughout the middle innings of this one, as Wesleyan failed to score and Ferris State plated a run in the second and fourth innings. With the score tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh,
Sarah Linville opened the inning with a single down the right field line.
Shelbi Patterson and
Augusta Garr each hit singles to load the bases, and
Megan Matheis won the game on a sacrifice fly to right field.
Allie Dunn (5-8) got the win for the Panthers, pitching a complete game and allowing just two runs on four hits and four strikeouts.
Shelbi Patterson went 3-for-4 with a run scored, and
Megan Matheis went 2-for-3 with two RBI's.
Game Two
It was another heartbreaker in game two, as Wesleyan led nearly the entire game against Missouri-St. Louis before falling late in extras.
The Panthers quickly pounced on the Trojans, as
Allie Dunn hit an RBI single to put KWC up 1-0 in the first.
Grace Colvin then walked with the bases loaded and the Panthers led 2-0 after one.
UMSL managed to pull one back in the third, but RBI's from Colvin and
Augusta Garr in the fifth and sixth innings gave Wesleyan a 4-1 lead heading into the sixth. Missouri-St. Louis used an RBI double to score one in the bottom of the sixth, then used an RBI single and a run on a wild pitch to tie the game up in the bottom of the seventh.
Guinny Garr hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Colvin to third in the top of the eighth, and
Immi Mann hit a sacrifice fly to score her and give Wesleyan the 5-4 lead. With two outs in the inning, UMSL took advantage of a dropped pop fly to score the tying run. The Panthers failed to plate a runner in the ninth, and UMSL took advantage of a few walks to eventually score on a fielders choice and win the game.
Augusta Garr went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.
Grace Colvin went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI's and a run scored.
Allie Dunn took the loss for the Panthers, striking out two in 1.2 innings of work.
Wesleyan takes a break tomorrow before they get right back at it on Thursday, taking on Bemidji State and Holy Family University. First pitches are scheduled for 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CT.
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