Game 1 | Game 2
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. –
The Eastern Kentucky University softball team split a doubleheader against first-place Southeast Missouri State on Saturday afternoon in Cape Girardeau.The Colonels fell in game one, 8-0, before evening up the series in game two with a 6-2 win.
Eastern Kentucky (26-11, 17-5 OVC) hit around in the first inning striking for five runs and never looked back against the Redhawks in game two of the doubleheader.
The first two batters in the top of the first got out to start the game, that is when the Colonels did their damage. Carly Robinson got things started with a single up the middle. Mollie Paulick followed with a walk to put runners on first and second with two outs. Ariyana Miranda singled up the middle to score Kara Gunter and give the Colonels the early 1-0 lead. Vianna Barron followed suit with a single to score Paulick and Miranda to give EKU a 3-0 advantage. Isabella Gonzalez continued the inning taking the 1-0 pitch over the right center field fence to give the Colonels a 5-0 lead after a half inning of play.
Southeast Missouri (21-13, 16-4 OVC) got a run back in the bottom of the third on a pair of doubles by Austine Pauley and Jillian Anderson to cut into the Eastern lead 5-1.
The Redhawks pushed another run across in the bottom of the fourth after a RBI single by Pauley to cut the lead to 5-2.
Miranda delivered an insurance run in the top of the fifth with a single up the middle to score Robinson.
Miller, Paulick, Miranda and Barron all recorded two hits on the contest. Miranda, Barron, and Gonzalez each had two RBIs on the game.
Paulick (7-0) started in the circle tossing a complete game, allowing two runs, and striking out six.
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In game one of the doubleheader, Southeast Missouri scored two in the first, one in the second, three in the third, and two in the fourth to cruise past the Colonels in five innings.
Samantha Reynoso, Zoe Mihalicz and Gonzalez each recorded a hit in the game.
The two teams wrap up the three-game series tomorrow afternoon. First-pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
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