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03302024_SB_vs UIndy_Stansbury
Pat Knapinski
3
Winner Indianapolis UINDY 31-3, 10-1 glvc
0
McKendree MCK 23-13, 6-3 glvc
Winner
Indianapolis UINDY
31-3, 10-1 glvc
3
Final
0
McKendree MCK
23-13, 6-3 glvc
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indianapolis UINDY 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 0
McKendree MCK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Smith, Kenzee (17-1) L: Quaethem, Ellie (13-6)

4
Winner Indianapolis UINDY 32-3, 11-1 glvc
2
McKendree MCK 23-14, 6-4 glvc
Winner
Indianapolis UINDY
32-3, 11-1 glvc
4
Final
2
McKendree MCK
23-14, 6-4 glvc
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indianapolis UINDY 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
McKendree MCK 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1

W: Smith, Kenzee (18-1) L: McAllister, Paige (10-7)

Game Recap: Softball | | Patrick Knapinski, Assistant SID

Softball Narrowly Falls in Doubleheader against No.5 Hounds

Bearcats battle through the end of both contests, unable to overcome deficits

LEBANON, Ill. | Bearcat Field - McKendree University softball (23-14, 6-4 GLVC) dropped a pair of contests on Saturday afternoon to the fifth-ranked UIndy, 3-0 and 4-2. The Bearcats battled through the end of each game but was unable to overcome earlier deficits against the Hounds. McKendree is back in action on April 6 and 7 at Maryville and Missouri S&T.

GAME 1 vs. No.5 UIndy
McKendree pushed to keep things rolling against the Greyhounds, as the Bearcats shutout UIndy in the last matchup in April of 2023, 7-0. The Bearcats and Hounds went scoreless over the first four innings with UIndy putting up a pair in the fifth to lead 2-0 after five. McKendree tallied two hits over the final two innings, unable to topple the league-leading Hounds.

Senior infielder Reagan Cheely knocked two hits in the game while senior hurler Ellie Quaethem (13-6) pitched the full contestt with six punchouts. 

GAME 2 vs. No.5 UIndy
The Bearcats stumbled early in the second game of the day, allowing two runs to the No.5 Hounds in the first inning, trailing 2-0 after the bottom half of the inning. Following the first, the game became a battle with McKendree tying it in the third behind a two-run shot by graduate infielder Olivia Stansbury, scoring sophomore infielder Lauren Harris. 

Game two continued and was tied through the sixth, looking to be going into extras. UIndy found a pair of runs to take a lead in the seventh, leading 4-2 before the Bearcats go back to the plate. McKendree put a runner on in the bottom half of the final inning but was unable to capitalize to put it into extras. 

Junior pitcher Paige McAllister (10-7) tossed the full game with three strikeouts. 

UP NEXT
April 6 | 12PM / 2PM @ Maryville | Chesterfield, Missouri | Watch / Live Stats
April 7 | 12PM / 2PM @ Missouri S&T | Rolla, Missouri | Watch / Live Stats

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