The Missouri Southern softball program completed a sweep of Missouri S&T tonight to conclude the Teri Mathis Zenner Tournament at the Pat Lipira Softball Complex.
The Lions won the opener 9-1 and the second game 16-8.
Southern (3-1) picked up wins from Abby Atkin and Kara Amos, as Amos also finished the day going 3-of-5 with a pair of RBI’s and runs scored.
Game One had Leighton Withers start the scoring with a sacrifice fly to score Josie Tofpi in the fourth. Southern broke out in the fifth inning starting with a two-RBI single by Lynlee Parrott before Parrott scored off a fielding error by the Miners’ first baseman. Amos laid down a sac bunt that would score Tofpi, and Kristen Wade singled home Tori Frazier who pitch ran for Withers.
Tofpi singled home Yazmin Vargas, and Ashlynn Williams drove in the final two runs in the sixth off a double to right center.
Atkin started the game and went five full innings striking out four Miners and limiting them to six hits and an earned run.
Game Two featured an hour-long weather delay in the middle of the fourth inning that saw the Lions come out swinging after the time off.
Going into the fourth inning the Lions had just scored four in the third as Tofpi singled home Vargas. Williams repeated the feat scoring Tofpi, and Sidnie Hurst had a two-RBI double up the middle scoring Williams and Kayla Arzate.
The Miners (0-6) pushed across five runs in the fourth scoring twice once the game resumed. In turn the Lions scored nine runs off nine hits. Tofpi got the scoring started with a double and advanced on the throw to third and scored Parrott and Vargas.
Amos hit a single to score Williams, Frazier singled up the middle to score Kristen Wade, Parrot doubled through the left side scoring Frazier and later Vargas on a fielding error by the left fielder. Withers capped off the inning with a single up the middle to score Parrott.
The last two runs scored were a bases loaded walk and then a hit-by-pitch to run rule the Miners.
Amos switched over to pitcher following the resumption of play and picked up her second win of the season, pitching the last 2 2/3rds innings, striking out four and limiting S&T to three hits. Amos shutdown the Miners’ bats in the fifth and six innings striking out the side in the fifth.
Next up for the Lions is a road matchup with Newman on Friday, March 5 with first pitch slated for 2 p.m. in the opening MIAA double-header series.
