Roos Quiet From the Plate Against Rider, Northern Colorado

Sunday, March 10

Omaha, NE

11:00 AM

Kansas City

6-17

Rider

5-6

Kansas City

Rider

Photo by: Michael Sudhalter

Roos Quiet From the Plate Against Rider, Northern Colorado

3/10/2024 8:28:00 PM | Softball

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Struggles from the plate kept Kansas City scoreless in both matchups

OMAHA, Neb.— Kansas City (6-18) could not get going in the batter's box, notching just six hits across its two games. The Roos fell 6-0 against Rider (5-6) in their first matchup and then dropped the second 2-0 against Northern Colorado (8-13). Bailey Brumley opened the day in the circle for the Blue and Gold, throwing a career-high six strikeouts. At the plate, Abby Husak led KC going three-for-three, but five hits for the Roos were not enough to bring home any runs, allowing the Broncos to notch their fifth win of the season. The Roos faced a similar story in game two, notching just one hit against Northern Colorado for the second day in a row. Lauren Parker earned the hit in the top of the third, but two runs from the Bears proved too much for the Roos.

KEY MOMENTS | RIDER

Top 1 / 0-0 | The Roos got into scoring position early with a walk, stolen base and sacrifice fly that got Husak to third base with just one out. Rider locked things down with two strikeouts to close the top of the inning. The Broncos scored in the bottom of the inning on a wild pitch to give themselves a one-run advantage.
Top 3 / 1-0 | Once again, Kansas City got itself in scoring position, this time with a single from Husak with one two outs. Husak successfully stole second, but the Broncos put a stop to Kansas City's scoring attempts earning out number three with a strikeout.
Bottom 4 / 4-0 | Rider broke open scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning with four hits. The Roos got a handle on the situation earning a double-play and a fouled out to force three Broncos to be stranded on base.
Top 5 / 4-0 | Chloe Kohnhorst and the Roos looked to respond to Rider's four runs. Kohnhorst doubled to left field with one out and Husak singled to shortstop with two. The Broncos got the third out with runners on first and second stifling Kansas City's scoring opportunity.

KEY MOMENTS | NORTHERN COLORADO

Top 3 / 1-0 | Lauren Parker looked to respond to the Bears' run in the bottom of the first. She singled to center field, and a walk from Husak advanced her into scoring position. Northern Colorado then got three quick outs to head to the bottom of the inning.
Bottom 3 / 1-0 | The Bears got two runners into scoring position with a double down the center. The Roos then got out number two with a fielder's choice and out number three from a ground out, forcing Northern Colorado to leave two runners on base.
Bottom 6 / 2-0 | Thanks to a strikeout from Katie Noble, the Roos went three up, three down to close the inning.

STATS TO NOTE

Bailey Brumley threw a career-high six strikeouts in the six innings she pitched. Brumley improved her previous career record by one, which she earned against Missouri State on April 12, 2023.
Before this weekend, the Roos only had played three games in which they earned five or fewer hits. This weekend the Roos notched seven hits across three games with just one hit in both Northern Colorado matchups.
The Roos stole a season-high two bases against Rider with Husak stealing both, one in the top of the first and another in the top of the third.

UP NEXT
Kansas City returns home, hosting Western Illinois (9-10) on Tuesday at 3 p.m.