Lady Blues tame Lady Lions

April 9, 2002

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JOPLIN, MO - The Washburn Lady Blues improved to 35-8 and 9-1 in the MIAA with a doubleheader sweep over the Missouri Southern State College Lady Lions. The Lady Blues won the first game 3-1 and took the nightcap 9-2. The sweep over the Lady Lions was the first time MSSC had been swept in a doubleheader at home at Gene Wild Field.

In the first game, the Lady Blues scored all three runs in the third inning. Dara Clouse walked with the bases loaded to force in Molly Gleisberg to plate the first run for Washburn. The inning was capped as Katie Schmidt lined a two-out double into left field plating Brooke Lyons and Kristen Cheney. Katie Gregg upped her record to 13-2 scattering six hits and striking out two for the win allowing the one earned run.

In the nightcap, the Lady Blues opened the flood gates and pounded Lady Lions pitching for 11 hits scoring nine runs. Lyons was 3-4 in the game lacking only a single from hitting for the cycle driving in three runs and scoring twice. Dawn Nachbar was 2-4 and scored two runs. Crystal Wittlinger and Molly Gleisberg each drove in a pair of runs. Seven of the Lady Blues hits were for extra bases. Schmidt also homered for the Lady Blues. Ashley Perkins improved to 13-3 with the win. Gregg relieved Perkins in the sixth inning and struck out three in two innings.

The Lady Blues will be back in action on Friday when they take on Lincoln in a doubleheader at the Washburn Softball Complex at 1 p.m.