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Final Season Statistics (HTML) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Central Missouri Jennies softball team was eliminated from the MIAA Tournament, falling 6-5 to Fort Hays State and 6-2 to Emporia State on Thursday evening at the Blue Valley Complex.
The Jennies (27-23) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first game against Fort Hays State, courtesy of a two-run homer by
Jakki Prater. The homerun gave Prater 60 RBI on the season, tying Beth Savage for most in a single-season in UCM history.
Fort Hays State got one run back in the bottom of the third on a leadoff homerun from Kellsi Olsen.
Olsen came back in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at 2-2 on an RBI double to right center.
UCM regained the lead at 4-2 in the top of the fifth when
Lindsey Dawson's two-run bomb left the yard. The Jennies tacked on a fifth run in the top of the sixth when
Emily King reached on a fielder's choice, plating
Alex Groeger from third base.
The Jennies saw their three-run lead trim to a single run in the ensuing inning following a two-run homerun off the bat of Amanda Vaupel.
With the Jennies ahead, 5-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Courtney Dobson cleared the center field fence with a leadoff homer to tie the game at 5-5.
Following two straight walks and a sacrifice bunt to put a pair of runners in scoring position, Vaupel laced a double down the left field line to give Fort Hays State the 6-5 win.
Bivens and Prater collected two hits apiece in the loss.
In the second game against Emporia State, the Jennies fell behind early, 2-0 in the bottom of the first.
Jill Lucas' RBI single in the top of the second pulled the Jennies to within, 2-1, but Fort Hays State answered with two runs in the bottom of the second to take a 4-1 lead.
Emporia State's Stephanie Goodwin put the game in doubt in the bottom of the fourth inning with a two-run homerun, bumping the Lady Hornets' lead to 6-1.
The Jennies scored once in the top of the sixth, but were unable to draw any closer to Emporia State in their final at-bat.
Groeger went 2-for-4 to close out her career at UCM, while Lucas drove in both runs for the Jennies in the second game.
Katie Shockley (11-5) was tagged with the loss to the Lady Hornets, yielding seven hits on six runs (all earned). She walked one and talled two punchouts.
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