SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Western softball team (9-7) was the victim of two seventh inning comebacks on Tuesday at Drury (9-4).

The Griffons lost both game 4-3, leading 3-2 in both games heading to the bottom of the seventh.

Game 1
Drury 4, Missouri Western 3

• MWSU led 3-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh after allowing just two hits through the first six innings
• Drury scored the winning run on a two-out, bases loaded single
• Morgan Frost continued her red-hot stretch, going 3-for-4 in the game with another double, her fourth in the last three games
• Brea Blanton drove in two, going 1-for-3 at the plate
• Kenzie Hilzer (2-3) held Drury to two hits in the first inning and no more until giving up four in the seventh

Game 2
Drury 4, Missouri Western 3

• The script in the seventh was much the same. Drury got the leadoff batter on via single and moved her over with a sacrifice bunt.
• Another single tied the game and put runners at first and second with one out
• The Griffons intentionally walked the next batter
• A wild pitch put two runners in scoring position before a walk-off single won the game for Drury
• MWSU led 3-0 after two innings on an RBI single by Emma Hoffart in the first
• Lauren Houston had a two-out RBI double in the second and Frost drove in one with a two-out single
• Houston went 2-for-4
• Gabi Carter went 2-for-3 and Taylor Hoelscher was 2-for-3
• Kaili Hinds (4-1) took her first loss of the season, giving up four earned runs on 10 hits. She struck out four and walked two

UP NEXT

• Missouri Western is scheduled to take part in the now shortened Teri Mathis-Zenner Memorial Tournament in Joplin on Friday
• The Griffons opponent(s) and game time(s) are yet to be announced.

— MWSU Athletics —