Softball Drops Doubleheader to Concordia

GAME ONE

SEWARD, Neb. - Doane softball dropped the opening game of its doubleheader at Concordia, falling 9-0 in five innings on Wednesday in Seward.

Concordia scored once in the first, broke the game open with five runs in the second and added three more in the third to secure the GPAC victory at Plum Creek Park. The Bulldogs finished with 10 hits, while Doane was limited to two hits.

Addison Parsons and Milannie Gonzalez recorded the Tigers' only hits. Parsons doubled to right-center to lead off the second inning, and Gonzalez added a bunt single in the third. Doane also got hit-by-pitches from Jeryn Allen and Hannah Pack, but could not push a run across.

Doane's best scoring chance came in the third when Pack was hit by a pitch and Gonzalez followed with a bunt single. Allen then reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on the corners with two outs, but Concordia starter Kaylei Denison induced an inning-ending groundout.

Denison earned the complete-game shutout for Concordia, allowing two hits over five innings while striking out four.

Mary Beth Hart led the Bulldogs offensively, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Avery O'Boyle was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs, while Keira Farritor went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Trinity Robinson took the loss for Doane after allowing six runs, four earned, on eight hits in 1.1 innings. Bri True worked the final 2.2 innings in relief, allowing three runs, one earned, while striking out one.

Doane moved to 20-22 overall and 7-12 in GPAC play with the loss, while Concordia improved to 20-18 overall and 9-10 in the conference.

GAME TWO

SEWARD, Neb. — Doane University softball dropped the second game of its GPAC doubleheader to Concordia University (Nebraska), 12-4, on Wednesday evening at Plum Creek Park.

Concordia wasted no time taking control, plating four runs in the opening inning behind a pair of home runs from Taryn Ganstrom and Keira Farritor. The Bulldogs added single runs in the second and third innings before extending the lead with two runs in both the fourth and fifth frames and another pair in the sixth.

Doane (20-23, 7-13 GPAC) responded in the middle innings. The Tigers broke through in the fourth inning when Kayla Meyer delivered a two-run home run to left center, scoring Katelyn Hays. Later in the inning, Milannie Gonzalez drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in another run, trimming the deficit.

Doane added a run in the fifth inning as Ciara Hudson doubled to left center, driving in Hays to make it 10-4 at the time. However, Concordia answered with two more runs in the bottom half of the fifth and added insurance in the sixth to secure the win.

Offensively, the Tigers finished with 10 hits. Hudson led the way with a 2-for-2 performance, including a double and two RBIs. Meyer was a perfect 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs off the bench, while Jeryn Allen and Jacqueline Ordonez also recorded two hits apiece. Hays scored twice and reached base in all of her plate appearances.

In the circle, Doane used multiple pitchers in the contest. Faith McDonald handled the bulk of the innings, while Trinity Robinson and Lauren Dick also saw action in relief.

Concordia (21-18, 10-10 GPAC) was paced by Ganstrom, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, triple, double, and three RBIs, while Farritor added three hits and four RBIs.

Doane will look to bounce back as the Tigers continue conference play later this week against Midland.

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