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Box Score 2 The Basics
Game 1: Evangel 3, Park 1 | Box Score
Game 2: Evangel 7, Park 1 | Box Score
Record: Evangel (22-8, 9-1), Park (12-15, 1-7)
Location: Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Softball concluded their homestand on Friday (Apr. 7) afternoon, looking to continue their strong start to conference play against the Park Pirates.
The Valor used a pair of strong pitching performances from Samantha Romano and Micaiah Cordell to take the doubleheader, 3-1 and 7-1, in games one and two.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Romano earned her eighth win of the season, allowing just three hits.
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Cordell earned her team leading tenth win of the season, striking out five batters and allowing just a single run.
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Evangel moved to 9-1 in conference play after their sweep of Park.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Park scored the first run of the match in the very first inning, taking a early 1-0 lead.
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Evangel struggled to score a run until the bottom of the sixth, when they took a solid lead. Mariah Hanner singled to left field and a Kenna Mayfield bunt single advanced Hanner to second. Josie Allcock-Sperry singled to load the bases while a Annslee Leeviraphan bunt single scored Hanner to tie the game. A Cayleigh Berry fielders choice scored Mayfield to give the Valor a lead, and a Naomi Perkins double to left field scored Leeviraphan to solidify the Valor 3-1 lead.
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Romano stranded a runner at second and shut down the Pirates, taking the win, 3-1.
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The Valor offense opened game two with a Brooke Arnold hit by pitch, followed by a Raley bomb to center field to give the Valor a 2-0 lead. After the home run, Hanner walked and stole second, scoring on an Allcock-Sperry single to right field and putting Evangel ahead, 3-0.
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In the bottom of the second, Megan Stone reached on a fielders choice and stole second, scoring on a Raley single, making it a 4-0 game.
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Allcock-Sperry doubled to open the bottom of the third, scoring on a pair of Leeviraphan and Berry sacrifice bunts to put EU up, 5-0.
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Evangel finished their scoring in the bottom of the fourth. Stone reached base via error, stole second base and advanced to third on a groundout. A Hanner single scored Stone, followed by a Mayfield single that advanced Hanner to second. Hanner scored on another Pirate error, going ahead 7-0 over the Pirates.
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Park scored a run in the top of the fifth but the Valor shut down the bats after, leading to a 7-1 victory and sweep of Park.
NOTABLE
UP NEXT
The Valor will hit the road on Saturday (Apr. 8) afternoon for a doubleheader matchup against the 18th ranked Central Methodist Eagles, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Fayette, Mo.
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