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20250322_SB_vs Lincoln_Roth GS Celly
Pat Knapinski
4
Missouri S&T S&T 5-21
12
Winner McKendree MCK 21-11
Missouri S&T S&T
5-21
4
Final
12
McKendree MCK
21-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Missouri S&T S&T 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 8 2
McKendree MCK 1 0 7 2 0 2 12 12 0

W: Vetter, Ellie (10-2) L: Tinley Beecham (0-8)

9
Winner Missouri S&T S&T 6-21
6
McKendree MCK 21-12
Winner
Missouri S&T S&T
6-21
9
Final
6
McKendree MCK
21-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Missouri S&T S&T 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 9 11 1
McKendree MCK 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 9 0

W: Mia Miller (3-9) L: Huck, Sami (8-6)

1
Lincoln LU 10-15
11
Winner McKendree MCK 22-12
Lincoln LU
10-15
1
Final
11
McKendree MCK
22-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Lincoln LU 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
McKendree MCK 5 2 2 2 X 11 12 1

W: Vetter, Ellie (11-2) L: Abby Pulliam (4-7)

0
Lincoln LU 10-16
5
Winner McKendree MCK 23-12
Lincoln LU
10-16
0
Final
5
McKendree MCK
23-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lincoln LU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
McKendree MCK 0 4 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0

W: Huck, Sami (9-6) L: Mallorey Rogers (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Patrick Knapinski, Assistant SID

No.22 Softball Tallies Another 3-1 Weekend, Sweeping Lincoln and Splitting with S&T

Bearcats bombard Miners, Blue Tigers with 34 runs over four-game weekend

LEBANON, Ill. | Bearcat Field - No.22 McKendree University softball (23-12, 9-3 GLVC) tallied another 3-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference weekend with a sweep on Saturday over Lincoln, 11-1 and 5-0, after splitting with Missouri S&T on Friday afternoon. The No.22 squad improved to 9-3 in league play behind the wins while also moving to 9-3 at home this season.  The Bearcats put up 34 total runs on the weekend, including 28 over the three victories while also collecting two run-rule wins with one over each adversary. McKendree hits the road for its next pair of GLVC doubleheaders with the Bearcats heading out to face cross-metro foes in Maryville and UMSL on March 29 and 30. 

Game 1 vs. S&T | W, 12-4 (6inn)
The Bearcats captured fourth-straight win with the run-rule result in the first game of the weekend, grabbing the lead in the first inning and not looking back. The initial run came off a home run by junior and starting pitcher Ellie Vetter, who gave herself run support to start off the contest. McKendree added further run support in the third inning with a seven-run half, including a two-run shot by Vetter, who made the game 3-0. The remainder of the third saw two RBI single hits with senior infielder Sarah Roth adding two before freshman catcher Morgan Spodarek dropped in a single to score Roth. Freshman infielder Paisley Twait then doubled to score both Bartz and Spodarek.

S&T managed a pair of runs in the fourth but it was followed up with a double by junior infielder Ali Grenzebach, which scored both Roth and junior shortstop Lauren Harris. The Miners score two more but the Bearcats answered with two more to finish the game early as Harris doubled and Spodarek singled to score one run each. 

Vetter earned the win with four punch outs while she added two homers whole eight teammates recorded at least one hit and three bashed extra base hits.

Game 2 vs. S&T | L, 9-6
McKendree stumbled in the second game of the weekend against S&T, going down 6-0 before putting up three runs in the fourth inning. The Bearcat runs came from a double by Spodarek, a single by Roth, and a force play created by senior outfielder Heaven Lawrence. The Bearcats sat in a three-run deficit following the fourth, 6-3.

The seventh inning saw a plethora of scoring to close out the game as S&T amassed three more, pushing the deficit up to six runs. McKendree did not flinch, fighting back with three more runs before succumbing to S&T with a 9-6 final score.  

Game 1 vs. LU | W, 11-1 (5inn)
The 22nd-ranked Bearcats jumped back into action on Saturday and found a stride at the plate once again. After a flurry of at-bats for Lincoln, which saw one run for the visitor, McKendree got to the plate, powering through five runs in the bottom of the first. The first run came via double from junior pitcher Sami Huck, who pushed Vetter through to home, which tied the game. The Bearcats then pushed four through with a grand slam by Roth, scoring Grenzebach, Spodarek, and Huck in one swing of the bat.

McKendree then put up two runs in each of the next three innings with an RBI-single by Spodarek and an RBI-single by Grenzebach in the second, then a two-run double by Harris, and then a two-run single by Vetter in the fourth. 

Vetter collected another win from the circle as she struck out five Blue Tigers while allowing just two hits overall. Nine Bearcats tallied a hit with four extra-base knocks on the day. 

Game 2 vs. LU | W, 5-0
The final game of the weekend saw No.22 McKendree take control, shutting out Lincoln in the latter end of the doubleheader. The Bearcats put up four runs in the second inning, never looking back from the lead. Sophomore outfielder Molly Bartz pushed the first run through with a single to short, scoring Roth. Junior outfielder Laynee Tapp then sent a sac fly to left, allowing Twait to reach home. Vetter then tacked on the third run with a single with the line to score Bartz while Harris wrapped up the inning with a single out into left, scoring Vetter.

Spodarek scored the final run of the game on a solo home run in the fifth, as she sent a shot out to center.

Huck got the win in the final game of the weekend, striking out 10 batters while earning her third strikeout of the spring.

UP NEXT
March 29 | 12:00PM (DH) @ Maryville | St. Louis, Missouri | Watch / Live Stats
March 30 | 12:00PM (DH) @ UMSL | St. Louis, Missouri | Watch / Live Stats

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