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SB Recap 3-11
10
Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 17-4
0
Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S 6-9
Winner
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
17-4
10
Final
0
Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S
6-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 2 2 5 1 0 10 11 0
Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

W: Meierer, Maddy (10-1) L: Maycee Bricker (2-3)

5
Missouri Valley MISSOURI 1-14
6
Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 18-4
Missouri Valley MISSOURI
1-14
5
Final
6
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
18-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Missouri Valley MISSOURI 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 9 3
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 6 9 0

W: Smith, Bodie (3-0) L: Chloe Shuff (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Issac Granado

Evangel Softball Earns Run Rule and Walk-Off Victories on Wednesday in Branson

The Basics

Game 1: #17 Evangel 10, Dakota State 0 | Box Score

Game 2: #17 Evangel 6, Missouri Valley 5 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (18-4), Dakota State (6-9), Missouri Valley (1-14)

Location: Branson, Mo. (Branson RecPlex)

BRANSON, Mo. – Valor Softball took on the Dakota State Trojans and the Missouri Valley Vikings on Wednesday (Mar. 11) afternoon, looking to take a pair of wins in Branson.

The Valor dominated their matchup with Dakota State, taking a 10-0 run-rule win over the Trojans, and concluded their Wednesday doubleheader with a Camryn Casey walk-off home run to defeat former Heart of America foe, Missouri Valley, 6-5.

NOTABLE

  • Maddy Meierer earned the win against Dakota State, striking out three batters and earning her tenth win of the season.

  • Bodie Smith earned her third win of the season against Missouri Valley, throwing just 0.1 inning but stranding the bases loaded in the top of the 7th.

  • Lauren Dill went 3-3 from the plate against Missouri Valley, while Danielle Cutbirth went 3-3 from the plate against Dakota State.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Kenna Mayfield singled to open the game against Dakota State, stealing second, advancing to third on a passed ball, and scoring on a Naomi Perkins sacrifice fly to give EU a 1-0 lead. Camryn Casey worked a walk, stole second, and scored on a Natalie Morgan single to put the Valor ahead, 2-0.

  • In the top of the second, Lauren Dill and Danielle Cutbirth both hit solo home runs, giving EU a 4-0 lead.

  • Evangel added five runs to their total in the top of the third, as Casey reached on an error, followed by a Morgan walk and a Audrey Carlton home run, making it a 7-0 ballgame. Chloe Krans also reached base on an error in the same inning, scoring on a Cutbirth single, while Mayfield doubled to score Cutbirth, giving EU a 9-0 lead.

  • Casey hit a home run to left field, giving EU a 10-0 lead they held to the finish, run-ruling the Trojans in five innings of play.

  • In the matchup with Missouri Valley, neither team scored until the bottom of the third, when Evangel's Mayfield singled, stole second, and scored on an error to give EU a 1-0 lead. Carlton and Casey both got on base via error, both scoring on a Holly Hanks double, followed by a Dill single to score Hanks, making it a 4-0 Valor lead.

  • Missouri Valley scored a pair of runs in the top of the fourth to trail Evangel, 4-2.

  • Neither team scored again until the seventh inning, when Missouri Valley was able to rally with just one out remaining, scoring three runs to lead EU 5-4, heading into the final chance for Evangel.

  • The Valor made quick work in the bottom of the seventh, as Naomi Perkins tripled and scored on another Casey home run, giving EU a walk-off 6-5 win over Missouri Valley.

UP NEXT

Evangel Softball hits the road to take on the Tabor College Bluejays at 1:00 p.m. in Hillsboro, Kan., on Saturday (Mar. 14) afternoon.

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