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Evangel University of the Assemblies of God

SB Recap 3-7
8
Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 11-4
3
Doane (NE) DOANE (N 7-9
Winner
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
11-4
8
Final
3
Doane (NE) DOANE (N
7-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 8 14 0
Doane (NE) DOANE (N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0

W: Bentley, Madi (4-1) L: F. Molina (3-4) S: Wilkinson, Sarah (1)

0
Hastings HASTINGS 9-6
3
Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 12-4
Hastings HASTINGS
9-6
0
Final
3
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
12-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hastings HASTINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 6 0

W: Meierer, Maddy (6-1) L: K. Brack (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Issac Granado

Valor Softball Sweeps Day One of Grand Slam Classic

The Basics

Game 1: (RV) Evangel 8, Doane 3 | Box Score

Game 2: (RV) Evangel 3, Hastings 0 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (12-4), Doane (7-10), Hastings (9-7)

Location: Branson, Mo. (Branson RecPlex)

BRANSON, Mo. – Valor Softball opened their final Branson RecPlex tournament of the regular season on Friday (Mar. 7) afternoon, taking on the Doane Tigers and Hastings Broncos on a beautiful, windy Friday.

A 14-hit performance against Doane helped Evangel take an early lead they held to the finish, 8-3 in game one, while the Valor took a shutout 3-0 win against Hastings behind a strong performance from Maddy Meierer in game two.

NOTABLE

  • Madi Bentley earned her fourh win of the season in game one, moving to 4-1, while Sarah Wilkinson earned her first save of the year.

  • Maddy Meierer moved to 6-1 this season in the circle with the win in game two.

  • Camryn Casey went 3-4 from the plate on Friday, scoring two runs and finishing with an RBI. Karli Facklam also had a strong day at the plate, going 4-7 with two RBIs and a run scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • After a scoreless first inning, the Valor plated three runs in the the second. Riley Johannes singled and scored on a sacrifice bunt from Danielle Cutbirth and single from Karli Facklam. Lauren Dill worked a walk and Facklam scored on a Camryn Casey double. A Kenna Mayfield sacrifice fly scored Dill, making it a 3-0 ballgame.

  • Neither team scored again until the fifth inning when Ellie Facklam and Karlie Romines both singled to open the inning. A Johannes single scored both Facklam and Romines, making it 5-0. Kristyn Ramos entered to run for Johannes and scored on a K. Facklam single to give EU a 6-0 lead.

  • After Casey doubled to open the sixth inning, a Mayfield single and Perkins ground out scored Camryn while Mayfield scored on an E. Facklam single to take an 8-0 lead.

  • Doane responded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, forcing Madi Bentley to be taken out after a strong starting performance. Sarah Wilkinson stranded the Doane runners and shut down the Tigers in the seventh inning, as EU took an 8-3 win in game one.

  • Hastings and Evangel played a scoreless first three innings on Friday until the Valor put up a run in the bottom of the fourth.

  • Cutbirth worked a walk and scored on a K. Facklam to put EU ahead, 1-0, in the fourth inning.

  • Casey and Mayfield both singled and came around to score on a Romines double, giving the Valor a 3-0 lead.

  • Meierer kept the Hastings offense from scoring, as EU took a 3-0 win in game two.

UP NEXT

Evangel will conclude the Grand Slam classic on Saturday (Mar. 8) afternoon, taking on Mount Marty and Culver-Stockton, beginning at 2:00 p.m.

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