The McKendree University softball team split its doubleheader against Drury on Saturday at Bearcat Field. The Bearcats won the first game 2-0 but dropped the second game 1-0 in eight innings of play.
 
Game One
The Bearcats got on the board first in game one with an RBI double from Kelsey Sachs, scoring Shelby Summer. In the sixth inning, McKendree got an insurance run courtesy of a Taylor Allen pinch hit RBI single.
 
Ellie Quaethem started in the circle for the Bearcats. She pitched all seven innings, giving up one hit, one earned run, and strucking out four batters. Her record improves to 8-4 on the season.
 
Game Two
Miranda Gajewski would put up a strong pitching performance through the game's first seventh inning, giving up zero runs in game two. But the Panthers would clinch the win with an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning.
 
Gajewski pitched in all eight innings. She gave up six hits and one earned run with six strikeouts. Her record is now 9-3 on the year.
 
With the split, the Bearcats are 18-8 overall with a 15-5 record in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
Coaches Quote 
"We were getting hits and runners on some at bats, but couldn't come through with the hit to score in game two. I thought we had a good approach in game one but didn't carry that into game two. I thought Gajewski and Quaethem both threw good games. Now we have to bounce back tomorrow," head coach Ashley Fleming said. 
 
Next
The Bearcats will be back in action for another doubleheader tomorrow against Missouri S&T at Bearcat Field. Game one starts at 12 p.m. with game two following short after.