Roos Fall to Omaha with One Regular Season Series Remaining

Sunday, May 1

Omaha, NE

11:00 AM

Kansas City

10-32, 0

Omaha

25-12, 0

Kansas City

Omaha

Roos Fall to Omaha with One Regular Season Series Remaining

5/1/2022 3:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Final Box- Game 1 Final Box- Game 2

Hilbrenner earned her 20th multi-hit game of the season

OMAHA, Neb. - Kansas City Softball (10-33, 6-11) dropped the series to Omaha (26-12, 14-4) and remains the five-seed in the Summit heading into the final week of the regular season. Kloe Hilbrenner and Ally Vonfeldt remained hot at the plate, combining for five of the Roos' nine hits on the day.

GAME 1 | KEY MOMENTS

B3 / 0-2 | Omaha struck first, putting two runs on the board in the third.
T4 / 3-2 | Kansas City responded with three runs in the next frame. Vonfeldt started the inning with a double, then hits by Lexy Smith, Marina Karnes and Sydney Nichols put the Roos on top.
B5 / 3-4 | The Mavs used three hits in the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead.
B6 / 3-4 | Camryn Stickel and Jenna Milan kept Omaha off the board in the sixth but KC could not get the hit needed to strike back.

GAME 1 | STATS TO NOTE

Vonfeldt continued to see the ball well this weekend, going 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk and a run scored.
Smith also had a pair of hits, adding an RBI and a run scored to the stat sheet.
Hilbrenner earned her 28^th stolen base of the season and continued her five-game hitting streak.
Stickel started on the mound and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on five hits and four free passes.

GAME 2 | KEY MOMENTS

B3 / 0-3 | Omaha uses another big third inning to take the lead in game three of the series.
B4 / 0-4 | Casey Stout gave up a long ball in the fourth but responded with two strikeouts to get out of the frame.
B5 / 0-5 | Jenna Milan came on in relief and Omaha added an unearned run to their lead.
T6 / 0-5 | Hilbrenner recorded her second hit of the game and added on a stolen base but does not come around to score.
B6 / 0-7 | Omaha tacked on a pair of runs to secure the series sweep.

GAME 2 | STATS TO NOTE

Hilbrenner was the only Roo to record a hit in the game. She singled to the outfield twice and earned her 20^th multi-hit game of the season.
Stout got the nod to start the game and went four innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits, recording three strikeouts.
Milan came on in relief for the third time this weekend and recorded her third strikeout this series. She allowed two earned runs and four hits in two innings pitched.

UP NEXT
Kansas City will return home for their final conference series of the regular season. The Roos will play a double-header against South Dakota on Friday, May 6 beginning at noon. And then KC will celebrate their six seniors on Saturday after their 11 a.m. regular season finale.