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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Bruins, Warriors split softball doubleheader

Augusta Ratliff recorded three hits and two RBIs in the doubleheader.
Augusta Ratliff recorded three hits and two RBIs in the doubleheader.

Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

FREMONT, Neb. -- Bellevue University and Midland University split its doubleheader Wednesday night in nonconference action at Christensen Field.

The Bruins took the opener, 6-1, before the Warriors posted a 3-2 victory in the nightcap.

Bellevue improved to 12-8 overall while Midland moved to 9-8 this year.

The Bruins will travel to McPherson, Kan. for the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossover on Friday-Saturday, March 28-29.

Bellevue 6, Midland 1

Despite being held without a hit until the fourth inning, the Bruins scored all six of their runs in the last four innings with two outs to win the opener, 6-1.

Shelby Kindelin drew a walk and stole second base before coming around to score the first run of the game on an Ashley Gigax two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.

The Bruins added to their lead in the top of the fifth on Alyssa Matoba's single that scored Augusta Ratliff.

Ratliff tallied a two-run single in the sixth to give BU a 4-0 advantage.

The first three MU batters reached base in the home half of the sixth, but starting pitcher Kelli Fisher was able to limit the Warriors to just one run on a sacrifice fly.

Kindelin hit an RBI double and BU scored the final run of the game on an error to take a five-run lead in the seventh inning.

After throwing a perfect game in her last outing, Fisher tossed a complete game four-hitter with eight strikeouts to improve to 6-2.

Gigax, Matoba and Ratliff combined for six hits, four RBIs and three runs to lead the offense.

Sammy Hislop took the loss for the Warriors and fell to 5-3. She allowed six runs on seven hits with three walks and struck out a career-high 12 batters.

Midland 3, Bellevue 2

The Warriors scored a run in the sixth inning to edge the Bruins, 3-2, and salvage a split in the finale.

MU took its first lead of the day on a Bruin fielding error in the first inning.

Kindelin registered her first triple of the season that allowed Courtney Schendt, who led the third inning off with a walk, to cross home plate.

The Warriors regained the lead on Wallick's two-out single in the bottom of the third.

Sydney Robertson opened the fifth inning with a single and came around to score on Gigax's second RBI of the day to tie the contest at 2-2.

Starting pitcher Sarah Leimser hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to lift the Warriors to the 3-2 victory. Leimser moved to 3-4 with the complete game win in the circle. 

Kindelin (1-2) suffered the loss in relief. Taylor Mohler started the game and struck out four in three complete innings in the no-decision.