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Game 3: (RV) Evangel 7, Judson 1 | Box Score

Game 4: (RV) Evangel 9, Calumet 1 (5 inn.) | Box Score

Record: Evangel (5-3), Judson (3-1), Calumet (1-3)

Location: Branson, Mo. (Branson RecPlex)

BRANSON, Mo. – Valor Softball concluded the Branson Bash on Saturday (Feb. 8) afternoon, looking to take a pair of wins and move above .500 on the season.

Evangel scored a run in every inning against Judson, taking a 7-1 win in their first game of the afternoon behind a combined pitching performance from Sarah Wilkinson, Sarah Boyd, Madi Bentley, and Bodie Smith. In their matchup with Calumet, Maddy Meierer threw a no-hitter and the Valor bats got hot, giving the Valor a 9-1 win in five innings, which was Co-Head Coach Jerry Breaux's 900th career win.

NOTABLE

• Maddy Meierer took the win in Evangel's second game, moving to 4-0 on the year in her no hitter.

• Evangel recorded 17 total hits on Saturday.

• Danielle Cutbirth led Evangel's offensive charge, going 3-5 at the plate with three runs scored while Ellie Facklam led EU with three RBIs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Evangel took advantage of a pair of Judson errors, scoring Kenna Mayfield on a Ellie Facklam triple.

• Reagan Jenkins scored in the second inning after getting on with a fielders choice and coming around to score on another Judson error.

• In the third inning, Karlie Romines doubled and came around to score on a Camryn Casey double, giving EU a 3-0 lead.

• Judson scored their first and only run of the afternoon in the bottom of the third inning on a wild pitch.

• Danielle Cutbirth tripled in the fourth inning and scored on a Naomi Perkins single.

• E. Facklam continued her strong day at the plate, hitting a double to open the fifth inning and scoring on a Casey sacrifice fly.

• Cutbirth doubled in the sixth and scored on a Mayfield ground out to give EU a 6-1 lead.

• In the seventh inning, EU took advantage of more Judson errors as Karlie Romines scored to solidify EU's 7-1 win against the Eagles.

• Evangel scored four runs in the first inning against Calumet. Kenna Mayfield and Naomi Perkins both singled and scored on a Ellie Facklam double. Facklam came around to score on a wild pitch followed by Camryn Casey scoring on an error, making it a 4-0 game.

• Danielle Cutbirth reached base on an error, scoring on a wild pitch after a Mayfield double in the second inning. Mayfield scored on a Perkins sacrifice fly in the inning. 

• Calumet scored after earning a walk and coming across on a pair of groundouts.

• Casey and Riley Johannes both doubled, scoring Casey, while Johannes scored on a Cutbirth double, giving EU a 8-1 lead.

• After Perkins singled in the fifth inning, a wild pitch scored the Steelville native, solidifying EU's 9-1 win against Calumet in five innings.

QUOTABLE

"It was a great deal of fun celebrating Coach Breaux's 900th career win. I think it was a successful weekend. Yesterday, we ran into some bad luck and lost in extras to Olivet," head coach Jay Halbrook stated. "Maddy Meierer had a great game throwing a no hitter in game two today. We look forward to continuing to grow and get better. I'm proud of our ladies!"

UP NEXT

Evangel will compete in the KC Softball Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 14/15), taking on MidAmerica Nazarene and Columbia on Friday.

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