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COLLEGE BASEBALL: No. 4 Lions fall at Missouri Western

Posted on by Lucas Davis

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The fourth-ranked Missouri Southern baseball team dropped the finale of a three-game set today at Missouri Western by the score of 3-0.

The Lions (13-2, 7-2 MIAA) were on the short side of a pitcher’s duel today as the Southern bats were limited to just three hits. Tommy Stevenson, Matt Miller and Joe Kinder had a hit each for the Lions.

Will Bausinger started and went six innings, striking out five and allowing just two unearned runs on five hits. Cole Woods threw the final two innings.

Western (3-11, 2-7 MIAA) got a strong outing from Jared Wells as he went six and a third and struck out seven batters.

The Griffons put across two unearned runs in the seventh inning and added an insurance run in the eighth.

The Lions will be back in action next weekend as Southern returns home to play host to Central Oklahoma in a three-game set at Warren Turner Field. The teams will play a single game on Friday at 3 pm with a double-header on Saturday at 1 pm.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lions swept by UCO in road twinbill

Posted on by Lucas Davis

EDMOND, Okla. — The Missouri Southern softball program fell on the road to Central Oklahoma at the Broncho Softball Field on Tuesday 5-4 and 9-0.

Southern (6-6, 1-3 MIAA) was an out away from knocking off Central Oklahoma (9-3, 2-0 MIAA) at home before a walk-off, bases-clearing double by the Bronchos snatched the victory.

The Lions got a run in the first inning as Josie Tofpi doubled home Yazmin Vargas before adding another in run in the fourth to tie it at 2-2 as Lynnlee Parrott singled home Makaila Leonhart.

Leonhart hit her first home run of the season in the sixth and Parrott hit an RBI double to score her sister Grace Parrott, seizing the lead for the Lions at 4-3 in the sixth inning.

Leonhart and L. Parrott collected two hits and Abby Atkin started in the circle going 5.1 innings.

In Game 2, the Bronchos jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning and never looked back. Vargas and Sidnie Hurst picked up hits while Abbey Gann pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

Next up for the Lions is doubleheaders against Washburn and Emporia State Friday and Saturday. First pitch from the Pat Lipira Softball Complex is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday and noon on Saturday.

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