Kansas City Swept by Northern Colorado

Saturday, March 11

Greeley, CO

11:00 AM

Kansas City

5-16

Northern Colorado

11-10

Kansas City

Northern Colorado

Photo by: Michael Sudhalter

Kansas City Swept by Northern Colorado

3/11/2023 3:48:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

A big offensive output in the second game of the day was not enough for KC to win

GREELEY, Colo. - Kansas City Softball (5-17) dropped a pair of matchups to Northern Colorado on Saturday, falling 8-0 in five innings in the first game, and 11-10 in the second game. Despite taking a commanding lead in the second game, the Roos could not hold on and fell in all three games this weekend.

GAME ONE KEY MOMENTS

Top 1 / 0-0 | Ally Vonfeldt singled with two outs and appeared to give Kansas City some early life, but the Roos were unable to take advantage. The Bears picked up an unearned run in the bottom off the inning and claimed a lead.
Bottom 3 / 0-8 | Northern Colorado put up seven runs in the third inning and took command of the game.
Top 5 / 0-8 | Amelia Fitzgerald singled as the Roos attempted to start a rally up, but Kansas City could not bring any runs around.

GAME TWO KEY MOMENTS

Top 1 / 3-0 | Katie Noble swung for an RBI triple off the wall, bringing around Kiki McCrea, Sydney Nichols and Vonfeldt and giving the Roos an early advantage. Northern Colorado tallied two runs in the bottom of the inning.
Top 2 / 8-2 | The Roos responded in the second with a big inning, getting a two-RBI double from Vonfeldt, a two-RBI single from Sydney Reid and an RBI double by Noble.
Top 4 / 9-3 | Vonfeldt drove a home run over the left field fence, responding to UNC's run in the bottom of the third.

That ball had no chance ?? @ally_reanne https://t.co/SMErLFIe5f pic.twitter.com/i5RBrnGGHn
— Kansas City Softball (@kcroossb) March 11, 2023

Bottom 4 / 9-3 | Audrey Danielson got a strikeout swinging with runners on base, getting the Roos out of the fourth inning with no damage. The fifth inning would be a different story as UNC brought three runs home.
Top 6 / 10-6 | Vonfeldt's big game continued as she ripped another double, bringing around her fourth RBI of the game. Northern Colorado used a five-run sixth inning to claim a lead, and despite putting runners in scoring position, KC could not come back.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos' two hits in the first game was the fourth time this year KC has gone for two-or-fewer hits.
Kansas City went for 10 runs in the second game of the day, which is a season-high and the Roos' first time reaching double-digits since a win over Arkansas - Pine Bluff on Feb. 27, 2022.
Going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI in the second game, Vonfeldt went for her 18th-career home run and tied a career-high in hits for the fifth time in her career.
Prior to today's second game, no Roo had gone for more than three RBI in a game. Vonfeldt and Noble both beat that mark today, going for four RBI each.
On the day, KC's pitching staff tallied just six strikeouts while UNC's totaled 16.

UP NEXT
The Roos remain on the road with a double-header against Creighton on Tuesday starting at 2:30 p.m.