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UMKC Takes Two From IUPUI, 6-0 and 10-4
4/24/2009 10:30:00 PM | Softball
Indianapolis, Ind. ? UMKC coasted its way to a pair of wins on Friday afternoon in Indianapolis, Ind., against IUPUI. The Kangaroos prevailed in game one, 6-0 and then took game two, 10-4. Kaelene Curry, Betsy Hanley and Kelly Fischer posted four hits each in the doubleheader, while Chelsea Hartwig and Amanda Evans each recorded a home run.
UMKC 6 ? IUPUI 0
The Kangaroos busted out 10 hits in their 6-0 victory over the Jaguars. Fischer led UMKC by scoring two runs off of three hits and Hartwig posted a home run. Sam Hurst threw a complete game for the `Roos and allowed just four hits, while striking out 12.
UMKC got on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning, scoring two runs. Curry would single to left field and Fischer would double, moving Curry to third. Betsy Hanley would hit an RBI single to score both Curry and Fischer to take a 2-0 lead.
The Kangaroos would extend their lead to 3-0 after Carli Slagle scored off of a Hartwig RBI double. UMKC would tack on another two runs off of two hits in the fifth, with Fischer and Hanley scoring.
Hartwig's homer came in the top of the sixth and extended the `Roos lead, to 6-0 and the defense, led by Hurst, held IUPUI scoreless, to take game one.
UMKC 10 ? IUPUI 4
Curry recorded three hits and Evans added a home run for a 10-4 win in game two of the doubleheader. The Jaguars jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, scoring two runs off of one hit, but the Kangaroos would counter and get the sticks going in the top of the second.
UMKC would score six runs off of five hits to take a 6-2 lead. Evans, Danielle Bennefeld, Ashley Whiteside, Curry , Fischer and Hanley would all score. The Jaguars would post four errors in the inning.
Evans homer came in the top of the third to put the `Roos up by five.
The Kangaroos offense struck again in the top of the sixth and they were able to score three runs off of three hits. IUPUI added two runs in the sixth but it would be too late and UMKC would press on towards its victory.
Ellis was on the mound for the Kangaroos and allowed four runs to score off of nine hits. She allowed just two batters to walk and retired five.
UMKC and IUPUI close out the three-game series tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
