March 16, 2022-Emporia State stepped out of conference play and dropped a pair of games to William Jewell on Wednesday afternoon at the Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City, Mo. The Hornets lost game one 6-3 and fell 8-7 in eight innings in the nightcap.
Game One
The Cardinals score the first three and the last three runs of the game as they defeated the Hornets 6-3 in the matinee.
Jewell scored three runs in the bottom of the first capped by a two run double from Ella Hoffman. Emporia State tied the game with three runs in the fifth.
Roni Raines was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to plate the first run.
Harley Sturm hit a sac fly for the second and
Abbey Ward scored on a wild pitch to tie the game.
The Cardinals scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth to go up 5-3 and added another unearned run in the sixth for the final score.
Abbey Ward was three for three with a double, a walk and a run scored.
Brylie Bassett worked 4.2 innings in relief took the loss giving up three unearned runs on three hits. As a team ESU was credited with four errors in the game.
Game Two
Emporia State had a 6-3 lead going to the sixth and a one run lead in extra innings before falling 8-7 in eight innings in the nightcap.
The Hornets got on the board first thanks to a two run homer by
Maddy Broxterman in the top of the first.
Bailey Flewelling gave ESU a 3-0 lead with an RBI single in the second.
The Cardinals would score three unearned runs in the second to tie it up. With two outs Sabrina Olmo reached on a dropped fly ball in right that allowed two runs to score and then came home an RBI single by Abby Vandiver to tie the game at 3-3.
Abbey Ward hit a bases loaded triple with two outs in the top of the fourth to give the Hornets a 6-3 lead. Ella Hoffman homered with two outs in the sixth to get WJC within 6-4 and they tied the game on a two run homer by Vandiver in bottom of the seventh.
Playing the international tiebreaker, Emporia State scored in their half of the eighth when
Harley Sturm doubled in
Emma Furnish to take a 7-6 lead. With one out in the bottom of the eighth Sabrina Cure reached when the Hornets tried to get the lead runner to put runners on first and second. A ground out moved the runners up a base. Abby Dubinski reached on a fielding error by the shortstop and a throwing error allowed both base runners to score and give Jewell the 8-7 walk off win.
Abbey Ward and
Harley Sturm were both two for four with Ward getting three RBI while Sturm drove in one.
Maddy Broxterman was one for four with a home run, two RBI and a run scored.
Sydney Righi went 6.1 innings allowing six runs, three of them earned, on six hits with five strikeouts. Sturm pitched the final 1.1 inning and took the loss despite not giving up a hit, walk or earned run.
The Hornets are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Drury. First pitch of the double header from Springfield, Mo. is set for 2:00 p.m.
