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Winner Truman State TSU 24-11
4
William Jewell WJC 19-20
Winner
Truman State TSU
24-11
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Final
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William Jewell WJC
19-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Truman State TSU 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 6 10 1
William Jewell WJC 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3

W: Henze, Kindra (7-6) L: McGraw, Shelby (12-11) S: Dorsey, Kelsea (2)

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Winner Truman State TSU 25-11
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William Jewell WJC 19-21
Winner
Truman State TSU
25-11
9
Final
8
William Jewell WJC
19-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Truman State TSU 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 9 12 1
William Jewell WJC 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 8 8 2

W: Henze, Kindra (8-6) L: McGraw, Shelby (12-12)

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Game Recap: Softball | | Tyler Madsen, Athletics Communications

Softball Sweeps William Jewell in Two Close Contests

LIBERTY, Mo. - - The Truman State University softball team closed a weekend trip through the Kansas City area with a sweep of William Jewell on Sunday afternoon, as the Bulldogs battled for 6-4 and 9-8 victories against the Cardinals.
 
The Bulldogs (25-11, 17-5 GLVC) now turn their sights towards the final homestand of the 2016 season this coming Saturday (April 16) and Sunday (April 17), when Truman hosts Southern Indiana and Bellarmine at 12 p.m. each day at the Bulldog Softball Park.
 
Game 1 Recap (Box Score) - - Truman 6, William Jewell 4
W: Henze (7-6); S: Dorsey (2); HR: Van Nostrand (8), Simon (8), VunCannon (2); 2B: Reisinger (6); Fowle (5)
Truman took the early lead when junior Lex Van Nostrand delivered a solo, two-out home run in the top of the first. However, the Cardinals rallied with three straight hits to start the bottom half, punctuated by a three-run home run.
 
The Bulldogs began to chip away, however, when freshman Brooke VunCannon homered in the top of the second, before Van Nostrand reached on an error that allowed freshman Christa Reisinger to score in the top of the third to even the score at 3-all. Sophomore Ashley Murphy then singled home Van Nostrand later in the third for a 4-3 lead.
 
After three scoreless innings for each side, senior Cate Simon delivered much-needed insurance, homering for the eighth time this season as a two-run shot in the top of the seventh for a 6-3 cushion. Those extra runs would come in handy, as Jewell scored once in the bottom half, before senior Kelsea Dorsey closed out a victory for senior Kindra Henze. Henze pitched 5.2 innings and struck out seven, while Dorsey struck out two in 1.1 innings of relief to earn the save.
 
Game 2 Recap (Box Score) - - Truman 9, William Jewell 8 (8 inn.)
W: Henze (8-6); HR: Reisinger (6), Simon (9), Richardson (3)
A wild affair was closed out in extra innings, as the Bulldogs secured a sweep of the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
 
Simon started the scoring in the top of the first, as her second homerun in as many at-bats with a three-run shot. Senior Whitney Richardson homered in the top of the second, before both sophomore Jamie Fowle and VunCannon brought runs home during their at-bats in the third to help Truman build a 6-2 lead.
 
That was short-lived, however, as WJC knotted the game at 6-all, before each team scored twice more in the fifth (Truman's coming off an error and a VunCannon RBI).
 
With two outs in the top of the eighth, Reisinger broke the tie with a go-ahead home run and an eventual 9-8 Bulldog victory. She led the Bulldogs with three of the team's 12 hits in the game.
 
The Bulldogs used all three pitchers, as Dorsey started and went four innings, before freshman Lauren Dale tossed 2.1 innings of relief. Henze then entered to help Truman get out of trouble in the seventh, before picking up her second win of the day and eighth of the season with 1.2 innings of two strikeout work.
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Players Mentioned

Kelsea Dorsey

#11 Kelsea Dorsey

P
5' 4"
Senior
Jamie Fowle

#14 Jamie Fowle

SS
5' 5"
Sophomore
Kindra Henze

#19 Kindra Henze

P
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Ashley Murphy

#8 Ashley Murphy

1B
5' 7"
Sophomore
Whitney Richardson

#21 Whitney Richardson

3B
5' 6"
Senior
Cate Simon

#15 Cate Simon

3B
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Lex Van Nostrand

#5 Lex Van Nostrand

C
5' 6"
Junior
Christa Reisinger

#2 Christa Reisinger

OF
5' 5"
Freshman
Brooke VunCannon

#13 Brooke VunCannon

OF
5' 4"
Freshman
Lauren Dale

#17 Lauren Dale

P
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelsea Dorsey

#11 Kelsea Dorsey

5' 4"
Senior
P
Jamie Fowle

#14 Jamie Fowle

5' 5"
Sophomore
SS
Kindra Henze

#19 Kindra Henze

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
P
Ashley Murphy

#8 Ashley Murphy

5' 7"
Sophomore
1B
Whitney Richardson

#21 Whitney Richardson

5' 6"
Senior
3B
Cate Simon

#15 Cate Simon

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
3B
Lex Van Nostrand

#5 Lex Van Nostrand

5' 6"
Junior
C
Christa Reisinger

#2 Christa Reisinger

5' 5"
Freshman
OF
Brooke VunCannon

#13 Brooke VunCannon

5' 4"
Freshman
OF
Lauren Dale

#17 Lauren Dale

5' 11"
Freshman
P