PITTSBURG, KAN. – Junior Serena Olson hit three of the Tritons' seven home runs on Sunday as the University of Missouri-St. Louis softball team recorded a split at Pittsburg State. The host Gorillas took the opener, 7-6, while UMSL posted a 7-0 shutout victory in the nightcap.
 
Record: UMSL (4-6), Pitt State (6-12)
 
Game 1: Pittsburg State 7, UMSL 6
How It Happened
The opening game featured a combined six home runs, including four from the Tritons, two of which came from junior Serena Olson and saw the host Gorillas rally back from a 4-0 deficit with seven unanswered runs.  
 
Olson's first long ball came in the second inning and gave UMSL a 4-0 lead following a first inning that saw a two-run shot from junior Madi Sundling and a solo blast from junior Chelsea Martinez.
 
Olson then delivered a two-run round tripper in the sixth that accounted for the final score and brought UMSL within 7-6 after Pitt State scored seven unanswered runs. The Gorillas got within 4-3 in the bottom of the second with a three-run homer and took a 7-4 lead they would not relinquish in the fifth an another three-run shot.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Seven different players accounted for UMSL's 10 hits, including Sundling, Martinez and Olson, who all had two hits each.
- Pitt State finished with 11 hits, with seven of those being for extra base.
- Freshman Sapphire Munoz took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits in two and one-thirds of an inning in relief.
 
Game 2: UMSL 7, Pitt State 0
How It Happened
The home runs continued into the nightcap with three Tritons connecting for three more.
 
Senior Jennah Perryman recorded her second of the season and the 31^st of her career in the first inning, while Olson delivered her third of the day in a two-run second inning, in which junior Reagan Osborn also drove in a run with an RBI double.
 
Martinez made it 6-0 in the third with a three-run shot, while Perryman picked up her second RBI of the game on a single in the sixth inning for the final score.
 
Junior All-American Carly Kingery saw her first action of the season in the circle, allowing just one hit, while striking out seven and walking four in three innings of work.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Kingery and reliever Andee Tiffee, who earned the win in relief, combined for the two-hit shutout. Tiffee struck out five, walked four and scattered just one hit in four innings.
- Perryman, Martinez, Olson and junior Lizzy Miller all had two hits each as UMSL tallied 12.
 
Up Next
UMSL heads south to Florida for eight games in the PFX Games from March 2-6.