Softball Falls to Weber State in First Day of UNLV Desert Classic

Friday, February 18

Las Vegas, NV

5:00 PM CST

Kansas City

1-5

Weber State

4-2

Weber State

Kansas City Roos

Softball Falls to Weber State in First Day of UNLV Desert Classic

2/18/2022 6:51:00 PM | Softball

Box Score Final Box

Hilbrenner blasts first homerun of senior campaign

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Kansas City Softball (1-5) fell to Weber State (4-2) after five innings, with a final score of 3-11, in the first day of the UNLV Desert Classic. Kloe Hilbrenner stuffed the stat sheet with a homerun, a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.

INNING-BY-INNING

1 / 0-2 | Two hits by Weber State and an error by KC gave the Wildcats a two-run lead early. Big Sky Pitcher of the Year, Mariah Ramirez, turned around and sat the Roos' top of the lineup down in order.
2 / 0-2 | Alexis D'Ambrosio earned her first hit of the season, but KC did not cross the plate.
3 / 1-4 | Weber State blasted a two-run homerun and Jenna Milan came in to close out the inning with a strikeout. Hilbrenner answered with a homerun of her own.
4 / 1-11 | The Wildcats tacked on seven runs in the fourth off of three different KC pitchers.
5 / 2-11 | Kansas City brought in two runs in the final frame, but it was just short of extending the game another inning. Hilbrenner drove a double that brought in Katie Slauson who walked earlier in the inning and Ally Vonfeldt brought in Hilbrenner with a two-out hit.

STATS TO NOTE

Hilbrenner hit her first homerun of her senior season, totaling nine career long balls.
D'Ambrosio and Vonfeldt were the only other Roos to earn a hit in the game.
Four KC pitchers saw mound time; Mia Hoveland started the game and went 2.2 innings, freshmen Jenna Milan and Audrey Danielson combined for one inning, and Camryn Stickel closed the final 1.2 innings.

UP NEXT
Kansas City will face Weber State again tomorrow at 2 p.m. CST before taking on UNLV at 7:30 p.m. CST to complete the Saturday double-header.

The UMKC Kangaroos opened their home schedule with a doubleheader against the Creighton Bluejays, marking the first home games of the season. Creighton took the first matchup with a final score of 6-2, putting the Roos on the board with an early loss before the teams returned to the field for game two. UMKC fought to keep momentum going into the second game as they looked to bounce back in front of the home crowd. The Roos ultimately fell in the nightcap as well, with the final score of game two ending at 9-0.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: RAMIREZ, Mar (2-2)

L: Hoveland, Mia (0-2)

Weber State

Batting:

2B: HOE, Lauren 1

HR: CAMARERO, Ch 1

RBI: SAGERT, Abig 2 ; CAMARERO, Ch 2 ; RAMIREZ, Mar 2 ; HOE, Faith 1 ; HOE, Lauren 2 ; DONAHOO, Mak 1

SH: HOE, Lauren 1

Base Running:

RUNS: RUSHTON, Mia 1 ; McCUISTION, 2 ; FOSTER, Noel 1 ; CAMARERO, Ch 2 ; RAMIREZ, Mar 1 ; HOE, Faith 1 ; HOE, Lauren 1 ; WHITING, KC 1 ; RUHL, Emily 1