Softball Splits Again on Day Two of Chillout

TSU – USI Box Score
TSU – MU Box Score

DECATUR, Ala. - - Backed by a two-hit shutout from freshman Kelsea Dorsey, the Truman softball team earned a 2-0 victory in Saturday's opener against Southern Indiana. The Bulldogs dropped an 8-6 decision to Maryville (Mo.) in the nightcap, settling for a second straight split at the Alabama-Huntsville Charger Chillout.

Because of weather, the Bulldogs (2-2) are now scheduled to play just one game on Sunday, starting at 12:00 pm against Indianapolis (Ind.). The game previously-scheduled against Ohio Dominican has been cancelled.

In game one, Katie Pitts and Corey Niblett notched RBIs and Dorsey struck out six while allowing just two hits in a 2-0 win against the USI Screaming Eagles. As the home team, Truman scored once in both the first and second innings to give Dorsey a lead, as she walked just two to move to 2-0 on the season.

Then in game two, the Bulldogs as the visiting team against Maryville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the Saints scored one in the second before a four-run third inning to take a 5-2 lead. After getting to within 5-3 in the 6^th, Maryville scored three in its half to counter a three-run Bulldog seventh and take an 8-6 decision. The Bulldogs pounded out 12 hits in the game, getting two apiece from Kelsey Bollman, Mary Manley, Liz Leath, Cate Simon, and Ashley Rotkvich. Rotkvich picked up her second loss on the season in the circle, pitching 5.2 innings and giving up five earned runs.

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