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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - The Missouri Western softball team fell 5-4 in the second game of day two at the 8-State Classic falling 5-4 against the William Jewell Cardinals. Griffons junior pitcher
Janie Smith gave up a three run and two run homer in the loss. The Griffons fall to 5-3 on the season and will wrap up play against Minnesota State-Mankato at 11:30 am and Illinois-Springfield at 1:30 pm tomorrow.
The Griffons were able to capitalize in the second inning on two miscues by the Cardinals as
Brooke Schaben and
Taylor Anding both singled and scored on passed balls.
The score remained 2-0 until the bottom of the fourth inning when the Cardinals scored three runs on four hits. Brittany Madsen hit the three run homer giving William Jewell the 3-2 lead.
In the fifth the Griffons put together a threat was a
Sydney Washington single and
Bre Fleschner getting hit by a pitch put runners on second and third.
Michelle Stevenson layed down a squeeze bunt but the William Jewell catcher made a good play getting Washington in a run down and Fleschner got out at third ending the inning.
The Cardinals used the long ball again in the 5th when pitcher Faith Song helped herself out with a two run homer giving the Cardinals the 5-2 lead.
The Griffons continued to battle as in the 6th an Anding two run homer cut the WJC lead to one. Unfortunately that would be all the Griffons would get as the Cardinals pick up their first victory of the season improving to 1-3.
The Griffons had eight hits with Anding going 3-for-3 while Gillaspy went 2-for-3. Smith went 6.0 innings giving up seven hits and five earned runs while striking out four.
The Cardinals had seven hits with Rachel Hayden going 3-for-3 and Song going 2-for-3. Song went all seven innings giving up eight hits and two earned runs.
