Softball Sweeps Bearcats, 1-0 and 4-1

Game 1: #25 Truman 1, Northwest Missouri 0 || Box Score
Game 2: #25 Truman 4, Northwest Missouri 1 || Box Score
2014 Schedule || 2014 Season Stats || Career Stats

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - The Truman softball team ran its winning streak to eight games with a sweep of former MIAA-rival Northwest Missouri State on Tuesday afternoon, with the Bulldogs picking up 1-0 and 4-1 wins against the Bearcats at the Truman Softball Park.

With the wins, Truman improves to 26-5 on the season and has won 24 of its last 26 games dating back to Feb. 16. The Bearcats fell to 14-18 after suffering the doubleheader sweep.

The Bulldogs return to the field this Saturday and Sunday, jumping back into Great Lakes Valley Conference action with twin-bills at Rockhurst and William Jewell.

Game 1 Recap - #25 Truman 1, Northwest Missouri 0
A pair of efficient pitching performances highlighted Truman's 1-0 game one victory against Northwest, with a Liz Leath second inning solo shot marking the difference as the Bulldogs won their 25^th game of the season.

Leath sent the first pitch of her at-bat over the left field wall for her fourth home run of the 2014 campaign, giving Truman a 1-0 lead in the second inning.

Kelsea Dorsey, meanwhile, gave up only three hits – two coming with two outs in an inning – while striking out six in the complete game shutout. She used just 84 pitches to retire the 25 Bearcat batters that stepped to the plate, running her record to 12-3 on the season.

Danielle Lewellen led the Bulldogs with two hits from the top of the lineup.

Game 2 Recap - #25 Truman 4, Northwest Missouri 1
Truman used a first inning home run and a Bearcat fifth inning miscue to pick up a 4-1 game two victory and earn the doubleheader sweep.

Andrea Klipsch lifted the ninth pitch of her first inning at-bat past the center field wall to stake Truman to an early 1-0 advtange.

The Bearcats would tie the game in the fourth on a solo shot by cleanup hitter Chantel Adams, but the Bulldogs strung together three hits and used a Bearcat error for the back-breaker to add three insurance runs in the fifth. Kelsey Bollman reached on a fielder's choice with one out in the inning, providing both Cate Simon and Jessica VanNostrand single opportunities to put Truman back on top. Following a Leath walk that loaded the bases, Alexis VanNostrand put a ball in play that was mishandled by the Bearcat shortstop, skittering the ball into left field and allowing two more runs to score.

Kindra Henze logged her 14^th win of the season in the circle, throwing the complete game three-hitter while striking out eight.

Klipsch led the Bulldogs with two hits.

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