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Box Score 2 ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Junior hurler
Julie Scheer led the (RV) William Woods University softball team to a doubleheader shutout sweep over St. Louis College of Pharmacy, as the New Haven, Mo., native threw her and the teams' first no-hitter on the season.
William Woods University 12 St. Louis College of Pharmacy 0 (5 innings)
Scheer was absolutely dominant on the mound for the Owls (19-14; 5-1 AMC), especially in game one, hurling a no-hitter in five innings of work, striking out a career-high 10 batters, while walking just one.
"Julie pitched extremely well for us tonight," said head coach
Tracy Gastineau. "She kept their hitters off balance all night and had her four pitches working really well."
The offense, which has struggled as of late, broke out of its slump against the Eutectics (2-8), scoring 12 runs on 12 hits, as the team scored one in the first, four in the second, five in the third and two more in the fifth.
Pacing WWU at the plate, was the 2-3 hitters of
Shelby LeCuru and
Kacey Scharnhorst, combining to go 6-for-8, with three runs scored and three RBI.
Emily Murphy went 1-for-4 at the plate, but totaled a season-high three RBI, while
Hillary Hentges hit her second home run on the season and finished the game 1-for-3 and two RBI.
Grace Fritz, who transferred from East Central CC with Scheer, not only caught the no-hitter, but had success at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI.
"Offensively, we hit the ball up the middle a lot and that is always a good sign that we are seeing the ball and making good contact," said Gastineau.
William Woods University 17 St. Louis College of Pharmacy 0 (5 innings)
The offense and Scheer continued to roll in game two, as at the plate, the Owls totaled 17 runs on 19 hits, while Scheer went the distance again, allowing two hits and struck out six.
WWU jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the top of the first, and then went on to add six more runs in the fourth and fifth for the win. Eight Owls had at least two hits in the game, with
Alexi Cavins going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and scoring three times.
Senior
Lindsey LeCuru broke a 0-for-6 slide, going 2-for-3 with one run scored, hit her team-leading fifth home run on the year and tied Fritz with a game-high four RBI.
Fritz continued to swing the bat well, going 2-for-4 with one run scored in game two and tied her season-high with four RBI. The 1-3 hitters of
Brittany Bexten,
Sydnae Hatton and
Caroline Sicht combined to go 7-for-12, with seven runs scored and five RBI, while
Madison McCormick went 1-for-3 with one run scored and set a new career-high with three RBI.
"We had great production up and down the lineup in both games and I feel this is a great start for us to getting back on track, after coming off a tough spring break week," said Gastineau. "Hopefully, that momentum will carry us into the six conference games we have tomorrow and this weekend."
The Owls jump back into action tomorrow afternoon, for a make-up doubleheader at Hannibal-LaGrange. First-pitch will be thrown at 2 p.m., with game two following at 4 p.m.
The Lady Trojans (11-16; 4-6 AMC), snapped its four game skid against Harris-Stowe State its last time out, outscoring the Hornets 18-2 in the doubleheader victory.
The offense holds a .264 batting average, and are led by Taylor Lewis hitting a team-high .363 (29-for-80), with 15 runs scored, one home run and eight RBI. Kristen Lee is second on the team with a .357 average and leads HLG with three home runs, while Abby Garcia has totaled a team-high 14 RBI and tied for the team lead with five doubles.
Katy Atkins leads the pitching staff that has a 4.46 ERA, as the junior is 3-7 on the year, but has seven complete games to go along with her 2.23 ERA and added a team-high 50 strikeouts. Bobbi Henderson is second on the team in wins (3) and ERA (3.53), while Melissa Stenborg is 5-1 on the year in 13 appearances and has totaled 15 strikeouts.
This will be the first meeting between the Owls and Lady Trojans since the Opening Round of the American Midwest Conference Tournament last year, where the Owls took the final two games of the best-of-three series and then went on to win the 2013 AMC Championship.
Fans stay updated on wwuowls.com tomorrow night for a full recap and scores from Hannibal, Mo.
