William Jewell College Athletics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The William Jewell softball team dropped the opening half of a doubleheader at Lincoln University of Missouri, 8-0, but responded with a 3-0 win in game two. The Cardinals move to 20-28 overall and 11-15 in conference play. 

Game 1: Lincoln 8, Jewell 0 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Blue Tigers took the early lead with a two-run home run in the first inning. Lincoln broke things open in the third, scoring four runs on two hits and taking advantage of a Jewell error to go on top, 6-0. 
• The home team added a single run in the fourth and fifth innings to end the game after five. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jewell was limited to a single base hit, off the bat of Mikayla Chairez. 
• Reagan Bennett (7-13) took the loss in the circle with five earned runs with three strikeouts over three frames. 

Game 2: Jewell 3, Lincoln 0
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals did all their damage in the sixth inning as Emma Jane Ogle drove a double to right center, scoring Tori Woodard and Alexa Almejo who both singled. Ogle crossed the plate herself on a double from Claudia Robbins to make it 3-0. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jewell finished with nine hits, led by three from Woodard while Chairez and Ogle each had two. 
• Olivia Wood (6-5) tossed the complete game shutout with five strikeouts. 

UP NEXT
Jewell will close out the season on Sunday with a doubleheader at Missouri-St. Louis.