ATCHISON, Kan. – The Concordia Women’s Softball team stayed in Kansas for their second doubleheader of the weekend against Benedictine College on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 25). After getting ahead early (3-0) in the second contest against the Ravens, a costly six-run fourth inning gave the home team an edge to take a sweep (0-4, 3-6) over the Bulldogs. Zoe Isom (three) and Laycee Josoff (two) stood out in the second game, combining for five of their nine hits.
Head Coach Brock Culler’s squad drops down to 2-8 and will look to get back on track next weekend.
Isom went 3-for-3 in the second game with two singles and a two base hit in the sixth inning. The Fillmore, Calif., native has six hits and three RBI’s in her last two days of play. After one run scored and Madison Cushing walked, Josoff connected for a double to put both runners in scoring position. Aubrey Bruning followed with a base clearing two-bagger, giving the 3-0 lead to the Dawgs.
Benedictine answered in the fourth with a six run and six hit inning in the fourth, that forced starting pitcher Kalei Denison out of the pitcher’s circle. Denison lasted 3.1 innings (1 K, 2 BB 6 ER), before bringing in Megan Eurich to finish the frame.
After having two scoreless innings to start game one, the Ravens’ Kera Willoughby hit a solo home run to break the scoring drought and scored another runner on a ground rule double. The Bulldogs had four separate players with a hit but were unable to get runners in scoring position because of the opposing pitching and defense. The home team would score two more unneeded insurance runs in the sixth, as they would shut out Concordia for the game.
Benedictine was led by its pitcher Bailey Selvage (1st game), throwing seven IP, 14 K’s, zero ERA and zero walks in 25 batters faced. Catcher Baylee Knorr paced the Ravens with three hits, one RBI and one run. Kera Willoughby came in relief for the second game, pitching 5.1 innings, three K’s, and six hits staying undefeated (4-0) on the season.
Concordia (2-8) will face four teams at the Friends University Invitational next weekend (Mar. 1-2). The Bulldogs will meet Missouri Valley College, University of Saint Mary (Kan.), Park University (Mo.) and Sterling College (Kan.). The invite is set at Two Rivers Youth Complex in Wichita, Kan.