COLUMBIA — The Lincoln softball workforce dropped each video games in opposition to the Missouri Western Griffons on Saturday at Battle Excessive College.
The Griffons jumped out to a 2-0 lead within the prime of the primary inning in Sport 1 after a single and hit by pitch led off the sport and got here round to attain on an RBI double by Emma Hofart and an RBI single from Maddie Swanson.
Lincoln was in a position to reduce the lead in half within the backside half when an Alex Miller single drove in Jordan Hollon, who reached base through a fielder’s alternative.
The sport stayed 2-1 till the highest of the fifth inning, when Sydni Hawkins scored her second run of the day on a sacrifice fly by Rachel Stewart after hitting a leadoff triple.
The Blue Tigers had been unable to get a late rally and fell to the Griffons 3-1.
Aidan Dayberry (6-13) pitched the primary 6⅔ innings for Lincoln and gave up three runs on eight hits whereas hanging out six.
Miller, Chloe Olson and Ashton Stalling picked up the three hits for Lincoln.
In Sport 2, Missouri Western scored one other pair of runs within the first inning and constructed on it for an 11-0 run-rule win in 5 innings.
The Griffons scored their two runs within the first inning on a two-RBI double by Bubba Hoelscher, who ended the sport 3-for-3, to drive in Hoffart and Stewart.
Missouri Western added three runs within the fourth inning earlier than exploding for six runs within the fifth.
The Griffons (25-20, 15-9 MIAA) had been in a position to rating 10 runs (eight earned) on 11 hits and two walks whereas hanging out 4 instances in 4⅓ innings off Lincoln beginning pitcher Jordan Galliher (3-12).
Stalling closed the sport and allowed one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Hollon and Alivia Rymer picked up the 2 hits in Sport 2 for Lincoln (12-33, 0-24 MIAA).
The Blue Tigers will shut out their season at present with a doubleheader in opposition to Northwest Missouri (13-35, 7-16 MIAA), beginning at midday. These two video games may even be performed at Battle.