Roos Drop Series to Omaha

Sunday, April 16

Kansas City, Mo.

11:00 AM

Kansas City

6-35, 0

Omaha

20-14, 0

Omaha

Kansas City

4/16/2023 6:06:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Kansas City battled, but Omaha pitching proved to be the deciding factor in both games

KANSAS CITY, Mo – Kansas City (6-36, 1-11) dropped both games in today's doubleheader against Omaha (21-14, 7-4). Game one was a pitchers' battle with the only run coming in the top of third for Omaha to give them a 1-0 win. In the final game of the series, the Roos gave up five runs in the first inning, and two in the third. KC responded with a six-run third inning sparked by a grand slam from Katie Noble. After tying the game at 7-7, Omaha would extend their lead in the later innings to give them an 11-7 win.

GAME 1 KEY MOMENTS

Top 1 / 0-0 | With an Omaha runner on third, Jenna Milan punched the strikeout to end the inning.
Top 2 / 0-0 | The Roos go three-up, three-down, including another Milan strikeout.
Top 4 / 0-1 | With the bases loaded for Omaha, the Roos get out of the inning. Omaha scored the first run of the game in the top of the third.
Top 7 / 0-1 | Audrey Danielson came into pitch in the sixth inning, retiring all six batters she faced, including two strikeouts.

GAME 2 KEY MOMENTS

Bottom 3 / 6-7 | After giving up five runs in the first, the Roos answered in the third with a single from Ally Vonfeldt, followed by a double down the left field line by Kiki McCrea. With the bases loaded, KC plated one off an Omaha error and the next at-bat, Katie Noble blasted a ball to left field for a grand slam scoring four more. Taylor Kvale scored off of a hard-hit ball up the middle from Espy Daniels to cap off a six-run inning for the Roos.

??3? | WOW?? Katie Noble gets a GRAND SLAM to left field, bringing Fitzgerald, Karnatz, and McCrea home.
#ROOUP | #DeclareKC pic.twitter.com/19ghLcQnuq
— Kansas City Softball (@kcroossb) April 16, 2023

Top 5 / 6-7 | Camryn Stickel holds Omaha scoreless with a runner in scoring position, including a strikeout.
Bottom 5 / 7-7 | Daniels scored off of a deep line drive to left-center from McCrea, her second hit of the game.
Top 6 / 7-9 | The Roos converted a double play on a fly ball to right field with the runner at third leaving early. Omaha plated two in the inning.

STATS TO NOTE

In game one, Danielson retired all six batters she faced from when she came in to pitch in the top of the sixth, including two strikeouts.
Noble notched her second home run on the season, putting her in a tie for the home run leader of the team.
The Roos had several scoring opportunities, but ended up leaving 10 runners on base in each game.
Noble's grand slam put her at 12 RBIs this season, second on the team behind Vonfedlt.

UP NEXT
The Roos will be back next Saturday for a series against Western Illinois in Macomb, IL.