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Jim Michalak
Senior Hanna Branch led the Bearcats going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and a home run
9
Winner McKendree MCK 8-4
0
Trevecca Nazarene TNUSB 5-6
Winner
McKendree MCK
8-4
9
Final
0
Trevecca Nazarene TNUSB
5-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
McKendree MCK 0 0 3 0 6 9 7 1
Trevecca Nazarene TNUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

W: Magre, Holly (5-2) L: HALL, R (0-0)

2
McKendree MCK 8-5
7
Winner Saginaw Valley State SV 4-5
McKendree MCK
8-5
2
Final
7
Saginaw Valley State SV
4-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
McKendree MCK 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 4
Saginaw Valley State SV 2 0 3 0 2 0 X 7 10 2

W: Hansen (2-1) L: Silliman, Kylee (3-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

McKendree Softball Splits On Day Two Of Midwest Region Crossover

(EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 25) – The offensive picked up where it left off for the Bearcat softball squad as McKendree (8-5) split its games on Saturday (Feb. 25) at the Midwest Region Crossover. The Bearcats opened the day with a commanding 9-0 victory over Trevecca Nazarene, in five innings, before faltering to Saginaw Valley State 7-2, for the second time this year.

Extending her hit streak to five games, senior Hanna Branch (Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood) had a standout day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a home run, and added a stolen base. Senior Erica Schulke added a pair of hits going 2-for-3 in game two.

Game One: McKendree 9, Trevecca 0 // 5 innings

McKendree would strike first using three solo home runs in the top of the second to jump out to an early lead. Freshman Caitlyn Lowry (St. Louis, MO/Notre Dame ) led off the inning sending one over the leftfield wall, before Branch and Brooke Gajewski (Kronenwetter, Wis./D.C. Everest) registered back-to-back long balls.

Trevecca would have their opportunities drawing three walks and three hits, but stranded seven runners on the afternoon.

A six-run fifth inning propelled the Bearcats to a 9-0 victory, with a Rebecca Franke (Trenton, Ill./Wesclin) two RBI single up the middle and a pinch-hit RBI single by Samantha Cameron (Dix, Ill./Centralia, Ill.) highlighting the scoring.

Senior Holly Magre (Festus, Mo./St. Pius X) (5-2) recorded her fourth complete game of the year in the shutout, while giving up three walks and striking out four.

Game Two: Saginaw Valley State 7, McKendree 2

SVSU struck first using three hits and two Bearcat errors in the first, before a three-run home run in the third frame made it 5-0 in favor of the Cardinals.

Two innings later the Cardinals extended their lead to 7-0 with an RBI double and single.

The Bearcats answered back with a run in the sixth and seventh, including a RBI sacrifice fly from Branch and a pinch-hit RBI single from Liz Klussman (Washington, Mo./Washington).

Comeback efforts would fall short for McKendree stranding three runners in the seventh.

Freshman Kylee Silliman (Fremont, IA/Oskaloosa ) (3-1) took her first collegiate loss giving up four earned runs on five hits in two and a third innings of work.

McKendree returns to the field tomorrow for the final day of the Midwest Region Crossover, facing Northwood University at 10:00 a.m., followed by a contest with Hillsdale College at 12:00 p.m.
 
 
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