Roos Drop Extra Inning Matchup Against Northern Colorado

Saturday, March 9

Omaha, NE

3:00 PM

Kansas City

6-16

Northern Colorado

7-13

Northern Colorado

Kansas City

Photo by: Syd Siemens

Roos Drop Extra Inning Matchup Against Northern Colorado

3/9/2024 7:11:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Kansas City earned two runs early, but could not put a stop to the Bears’ rally

OMAHA, Neb.— Kansas City (6-15) got off to a hot start bringing in two runs in the first two innings against Northern Colorado (6-13) but could not keep momentum on their side, falling 3-2. The Blue and Gold capitalized on a few errors early to give themselves the advantage. The Roos kept the Bears scoreless for the first five innings, but hot hitting from Northern Colorado ultimately proved to be a breaking point. Derika Castillo notched Kansas City's lone hit of the game, compared to the Bears' seven. The Roos had strong pitching from Camryn Stickel throughout the matchup. Stickel did not allow any walks and threw a game-high seven strikeouts, but her guidance from the circle was not enough to give KC the edge.

KEY MOMENTS

Bottom 1 / 1-0| Abby Husak got a piece of the ball, advancing to first on an error by the third baseman fielding the ball. On the same play, she was able to advance to second putting Kansas City in scoring position. Husak took third on a ball that was grounded out and went home on the following ground out to get the Roos on the board.
Bottom 2 / 2-0| Two Roos were walked to put Kansas City in scoring position with two outs. Lauren Parker then reached first on a fielder's choice without an out, loading the bases. Husak was the walked, pushing in Kansas City's second run.
Top 5 / 2-0 | Stickel opened the inning with a strikeout and the Roos got out number two from a ball that was flown out to second base. A triple put the Bears in scoring position, but a clutch seventh strikeout from Stickel closed the Northern Colorado plate appearance.
Bottom 5 / 2-0 | Castillo earned the only hit of the day with one out and a runner on first. She bumped the runner into scoring position with her single to left field, but the Roos were not able to get a play together to bring in a run. The Bears brought in two runs in the sixth to tie the game.

STATS TO NOTE

The Roos had their lowest hitting game of the season notching just one hit against the Bears. Castillo earned the Blue and Gold's lone hit of the day with a single to left field. Prior to this game, Kansas City's lowest-hitting matchups came against Hawaii on Feb. 9 and No. 12 Missouri on March 6. The Roos notched two hits in both matchups.
Stickel's seven strikeouts today bring her to just over 50 strikeouts so far this season. Today marks her second-best performance in the circle as well as her second appearance during extra innings. She threw a career-high 14 strikeouts in the ten-inning victory over Prairie View A&M on Feb. 23.
Castillo's single marks the tenth of her season. This year, she has batted in six runs and notched two doubles.

UP NEXT
The Roos close the weekend in Omaha facing Rider at 11 a.m. and Northern Colorado at 1:30 p.m.