The Basics

Game 1: Evangel 2, Tabor 5 (8 inn.) | Box Score

Game 2: Evangel 3, Tabor 0 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (18-6, 9-3), Tabor (9-17, 5-7)

Location: Springfield, Mo. (University Field)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Valor Softball concluded their six game home stand on Saturday (Mar. 30) afternoon, taking on the Tabor Bluejays in search of a doubleheader sweep to push to double digit wins in conference play.

Evangel took an early 2-0 lead over Tabor in game one, but the Bluejays forced extras and earned the comeback win over the Valor in the first match of the afternoon, 5-2, in eight innings of play. Maddy Meierer continued her strong freshman campaign from the circle in game two, holding the Bluejays scoreless in a 3-0 win and split for Evangel on Saturday.

NOTABLE

• Evangel hit .263 on the day, led by a 3/6 (.500) showing from Megan Stone at the plate.

• Maddy Meierer took the win in game two, moving her overall record to 7-1 this season in the circle.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Evangel scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third of game one. A Phoebe Gardner single was followed by singles from Kenna Mayfield and Annslee Leeviraphan to score Gardner, making it a 1-0 game. An Ellie Facklam ground out scored Mayfield, giving EU a 2-0 lead.

• In the fourth and sixth innings, Tabor scored a run each, tying the game up as Evangel was unable to score any insurance runs, forcing the game to extra innings.

• Tabor pushed across three runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-2 lead over EU. The Valor bats continued their struggle in the final half of the inning as EU could not push a run across, falling 5-2 in game one.

• Both defenses held each team scoreless through the first three innings of game two. The Valor offense generated offensive pressure in the fourth inning, scoring three runs to take a 3-0 lead. Karlie Romines singled to center field to open the inning, followed by a Megan Stone double to center field. A Lauren Dill groundout scored Romines, making it a 1-0 game. Naomi Perkins singled through the left side of the infield to score Stone, giving EU a 2-0 lead. A Dakota Hale single advanced Perkins to second and a Kenna Mayfield single to right field scored Perkins to push the Valor out to a 3-0 lead.

• The 3-0 lead from the Valor proved to be enough as Maddy Meierer and the Valor defense allowed just one hit after the fourth inning, taking a 3-0 win and split with Tabor.

UP NEXT

Evangel travels to Bartlesville, Okla., to take on the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles on Wednesday (Apr. 3) afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

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