QUINCY, ILL. – Senior
Sara Kern recorded five hits, including two home runs, to help the University of Missouri-St. Louis softball team to a sweep at Quincy on Sunday afternoon. The Tritons won by scores of 8-3 and 12-2. As a team, the Tritons recorded 22 hits in the two victories.
UMSL improves to 28-12 overall, including 10-6 in the GLVC, while Quincy dips to 12-20 and 6-12 in the league.
Game 1: UMSL 8, Quincy 3
Game Highlights
- Sophomore
Serena Olson and senior
Sara Kern each had a three-run homer. Olson's came in the first inning for a 3-0 score, while Kern's came in the final frame for the final score.
-After Quincy had tied the game at 3-3 in the second inning, Olson gave UMSL a 4-3 lead it would not relinquish on a sac fly. Senior
Alex Stupek also drove in a run with a sac fly to make it 5-3 in the fifth.
Statistically Speaking
- Quincy outhit the Hawks, 11-8.
- Kern was 3-for-4 with three RBI.
- Olson was 2-for-3 with four RBI.
- Senior
Erin Walker scored three runs.
- Freshman
Morgan Hill drew two of UMSL's four walks.
- Freshman
CoCo Caraway earned the win in four and one-thirds of an inning. She allowed three runs on 10 hits and struck out two.
- Sophomore
Carly Kingery collected the save in relief, allowing just one hit in two and two-thirds of an inning, while striking out three.
Game 2: UMSL 12, Quincy 2
Game Highlights
- A two-run homer from Kern in the second inning tied the game at 2-2.
- Senior
Ryan Logan added a grand slam in the fifth to help extend the lead to 7-2.
- The Tritons added three runs on four hits in the seventh, including RBIs to sophomore
Reagan Osborn and Hill.
Statistically Speaking
- UMSL recorded 14 hits, including three from Olson, who added two RBIs and scored a run, and three from Logan, who tallied four RBIs and scored a run.
- Kern, Hill and Osborn all finished with two hits.
- Kinger (15-6) picked up the win in the circle, tossing the complete game four-hitter. She walked two and struck out two.
Up Next
UMSL is home on Friday, hosting Missouri S&T at Noon.
