Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 (MONTEVALLO, Ala., Feb. 13)- The McKendree University softball team split a pair of games on Saturday on the second day of the Falcon Frenzy Tournament hosted by University of Monetvallo.

The Bearcats improve to 2-7 overall and will play University of Montevallo in a single game on Sunday at 9 a.m.

Game One
McKendree- 4
Trevecca Nazarene- 5

McKendree and Trevecca Nazarene were tied 3-3 after five innings, but the Trojans scored two late runs and the Bearcats were unable to rally to fall 5-4.

Trailing 1-0 after two innings, McKendree tied the game in the third inning on a wild pitch with the bases loaded that scored Sara Radae (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville High School) from third. The Bearcats took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning on a groundout that scored that Kyla Haukap (Dawson, Ill./Buffalo Tri-City) from third. Erica Schuelke (Germantown, Wis./West Bend) followed with a double that brought in Danielle Sweeney (St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh High School) from third to take a 3-1 lead. Trevecca Nazarene tied the game in the bottom of the inning, and took a 5-3 lead with two more runs in the sixth inning. Sydne Bryant (Danville, Ill./Schlarman Academy) scored in the seventh inning on a groundout, but it wasn't enough to fall 5-4.

Holly Magre (Festus, Mo./St. Pius X) fell to 1-2 overall and had six strikeouts in the loss, while Brooke Gajewski (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest) and Sara Radae (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville High School) led McKendree at the plate with three and two hits, respectively.

Game Two
McKendree- 8
Stillman- 0 (5 inn.)

The game was scoreless for two innings, but the Bearcats scored eight runs over the final three innings to end the game in five innings with an 8-0 win.

Tylin Stephens (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs High School) scored on a passed ball in the third inning to put McKendree in front 1-0, and Hanna Branch (Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood) followed with a two-run home run to take a 3-0 lead. McKendree added to its lead in the fourth inning on an error by the pitcher that allowed Sweeney to score from third to take a 4-0 lead, and a single by Abbi Liske (Ashley, Ill./Nashville High School) scored Rebecca Franke (Trenton, Ill./Wesclin) and Schuelke to extend the lead out to 6-0. Rachel Hastings (Forsyth, Ill./Maroa-Forsyth High School) doubled in the fifth inning to score Branch, and Samantha Cameron (Dix, Ill./Centralia, Ill.) singled to score Gajewski to increase the lead to 8-0 and end the game.

Maci Ingram (Woodlawn, Ill./Nashville Community High School) struck out six and only allowed two hits to improve to 1-2 and earn her first collegiate win. Branch had two hits, including her home run, with two RBI and two runs scored.