LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell softball team ran their win streak to nine on Saturday with a sweep of Sioux Falls. The Cardinals, who improve to 14-8 overall, took game one 5-4 in eight innings and game two, 6-1.
GAME ONE: Jewell 5, Sioux Falls 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The visitors took an early 2-0 lead, scoring once in the first and once in the second.
- Jewell plated three in the bottom half of the second on three consecutive doubles followed by an RBI base hit from Lexi Lopez to grab a 3-2 lead.
- A solo home run tied things up in the top of the fifth where the score remained through the seventh frame to force extras.
- With international tie breaker rules in effect, the Cougars got a sac fly to take a 4-3 lead but the Cardinals came right back with a Sophia Lopez single to right field.
- With two on and one out, Sydney Cure rounded third on a ground out where she got stuck in a pickle but a dropped ball allowed her to slide into home safely and give Jewell the 5-4 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
GAME TWO: Jewell 6, Sioux Falls 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the nightcap it was the Cardinals who grabbed the early lead with two runs on three hits in the opening frame.
- Jewell got two more runs in the second without the ball leaving the infield on the RBI before scoring two more in the following inning on a wild pitch and sac fly.
- Sioux Falls got one run on a double play but Jewell held the Cougars scoreless the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Stahl, Sabrina Olmo and Alexa Almejo each grabbed two hits with Stahl driving in two runs.
- Olivia Wood (5-2) got the win in the circle, striking out six batters through six innings.
UP NEXT
Jewell hosts Lincoln University of Missouri for a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
