Kansas City Drops Matchup Against Boise State

Sunday, February 18

Arlington, TX

3:00 PM

Kansas City

2-8

Boise State

7-2

Kansas City

Boise State

Photo by: Michael Sudhalter

Kansas City Drops Matchup Against Boise State

2/18/2024 7:11:00 PM | Softball

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Briona Woods hits home run in loss

ARLINGTON, Texas - Kansas City Softball (2-8) held their own with Boise State (7-2) but were not able to get ahead, falling 6-2. The Broncos came out firing, striking out the first three Kansas City batters and tallying two runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Roos, however, were not ready to back down. Briona Woods got Kansas City on the board in the top of the fourth with a solo home run, cutting the Boise State lead in half. The Broncos began to pull away, adding another run in the bottom of the fourth and tacking on three runs in the bottom of the six. Espy Daniels and Katie Noble both singled in the top of the seventh, bringing in a run for the Roos, but it was too little too late. Woods led the team at-bat in the loss and was the only Roo to have a multi-hit game.

KEY MOMENTS

Top 2 / 2-0 | Lexy Smith opened hitting for Kansas City with a single towards second. Boise State notched outs from the next two batters, but the Blue and Gold were not done yet. Chloe Kohnhorst reached first on an error and Sydney Nichols was walked, loading the bases for KC, however, with two outs already the Broncos were able to secure a third out to close the at-bat, keeping the Roos scoreless.
Top 4 / 2-1 | Woods hit a solo home run just left of the center to open the at-bat. Sydney Nichols then singled with two outs, but KC could not make it into scoring position before Boise State got out number three.
Top 6 / 6-1 | Woods once again opened the at-bat, this time with a single. Boise State caught the Roos in a double play on the next batter. Kohnhorst kept the inning alive, with two outs, hitting a single just past the first baseman's glove but Kansas City was not able to bring a run home.
Bottom 6 / 6-1 | Boise State got a runner to third with just one out, but Bailey Brumley notched her first strikeout of the day for out number two. The Roos got a ground out to close the inning holding the Broncos to just one hit.

STATS TO NOTE

Woods's solo home run marks Kansas City's third consecutive game with at least one home run. The last time the Roos had a home run streak for more than two games was in February of 2022 when Kansas City earned one home run in games against UNLV, Central Arkansas, UABP and two home runs in their second game against UABP.
In the past three games, Woods has earned five hits in 11 at-bats. Of those hits, two were solo home runs and one was an RBI double. She is second on the team at bat, putting up a .462 average this weekend.
The Boise State pitcher earned eight strikeouts on the day, striking out every Roo in the starting lineup once, aside from Woods.
So far this season, the Roos have earned 69 hits as a team and 31 RBIs. At the same point last season, the Blue and Gold notched 64 hits and 26 RBIs.

UP NEXT
The Roos return to Texas for their third tournament of the year. The tournament will be held in Houston, and Kansas City opens play on Friday facing Prairie A&M in a double-header starting at 1 pm.