The Basics

Game 1: Evangel 2, (RV) Mount Mercy 8 | Box Score

Game 2: Evangel 2, (RV) Mount Mercy 4 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (24-16, 11-9), Mount Mercy (25-12, 14-4)

Location: Springfield, Mo.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Softball began a four game home stand on Friday, taking on the Mount Mercy Mustangs in a doubleheader, looking to take a win against the Mustangs who were receiving votes in the last top 25 poll.

The Valor ran into strong pitching and made a few miscues on Friday as they fell in both matches, 8-2 and 4-2.

NOTABLE

• Evangel mustered 10 hits combined in games one and two, compared to Mount Mercy's 18.

• The Valor left 13 runners combined on base on Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mount Mercy scored five runs in the third and fourth innings to take an 5-0 lead.

• Evangel got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Megan Stone was hit by a pitch, scoring on a Mariah Hanner double to left field, making it a 5-1 MMU lead.

• The Mustangs scored another two runs in the top of the fifth to take a 7-1 lead and in the bottom of the fifth, Evangel scored an additional run. Annslee Leeviraphan singled through the right side, advancing to second on a ground out, and scoring on a pair of MMU errors, making it 7-2.

• Mount Mercy hit a home run in the top of the sixth to solidify their 8-2 victory over the Valor in game one.

• The Mustangs scored the first run of game two in the top of the second.

• Neither team scored for the next few innings until the bottom of the fifth when Evangel tied up the game. Cayleigh Berry singled up the middle and scored on a Brooke Arnold double to left center field.

• In the final inning of the game, Mount Mercy broke through, scoring three runs to take a 4-1 lead and putting Evangel down to their final three outs.

• In the bottom of the seventh, Cayleigh Berry walked and Kya Schmidt entered to run. Schmidt stole second and advanced to third on a dropped third strike. Arnold walked and Schmidt scored on a groundout, making it a 4-2 game with two outs. Ali Raley worked a walk, but a strike out to end the game ended Evangel's chances at the comeback, falling 4-2.

UP NEXT

The Valor look to bounce back tomorrow (Apr. 22) afternoon against the Clarke Pride at 12:00 p.m. in Springfield, Mo.

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