Overland Park, Kan. – The Central Christian College softball team went on the road on Tuesday for a double header with the Kansas Christian College Falcons. The Tigers came home with a split, falling in game one, but bouncing back to win the series finale.

Game 1: L, 3-2

Game one was a really good game, some good pieces of hitting, and relatively clean defensive play from both teams. The Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Karmen De la Cruz singled up the middle to drive in Ambery Barrera.

The Falcons responded in their half of the second with a pair of runs to take the lead 2-1. In the top of the third, Destiny Holt hit a double and drove in Ashley Vacarro to tie the game at 2. The Tiger nearly took the lead on the play, but Isabel Vaughn was thrown out at home plate trying to score from first base.

The Falcons went ahead 3-2 in the top of the fourth, and that would be all the scoring the rest of the way.

Hitting: The Tigers scored two runs on seven hits. Five of the seven were singles, the other two were doubles by Holt, and Olivia Roe.

Pitching: Madalyn Griffin was in the circle for the Tigers in game one. She pitched a superb game, allowing three runs on nine hits with two strikeouts and one walk.

Leaders

Hits:                             Isabel Vaughn (2)

Doubles:                     Destiny Holt, Olivia Roe (1)

Triples:                        none

Homeruns:                 none

RBI:                             Destiny Holt, Karmen De la Cruz (1)

Stolen Bases:              Camryn Frick (1)

Strikeouts Pitching:   Madalyn Griffin (2)

Put Outs:                    Ashley Vacarro (4)

Assists:                        Iliana Luna (2)

Game 2: W, 10-5

The Tigers bounced back to even the series by winning game two 10-5. The game had lots of action, but wasn't nearly as clean defensively. The two sides combined for 11 defensive errors.

Like game one, the Tigers scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the second, and again the Falcons responded with two in their half of the second to take a 2-1 lead.

This time the Tigers got locked in at the plate, and put up 7 runs in the top of the third, and two more in the fourth to go up 10-2. They had a chance to end the game early via the run rule, but the Falcons were able to score two runs in the bottom of the fifth and then one more in the sixth to extend the contest. In the end, the Tigers were able to hang on by a comfortable margin.

Hitting: The Tigers collected 12 more hits in game two. Ten were singles, and the other two were doubles by Roe, and Serena Fisher.

Pitching: Sara Lynch got the start and pitched another complete game for the Tigers. She allowed five runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks. The win evened her record on
the year to 5-5.

Leaders

Hits:                             Serena Fisher (3)

Doubles:                     Serena Fisher, Oliva Roe (1)

Triples:                        none

Homeruns:                 none

RBI:                             Ashley Vacarro (3)

Stolen Bases:              Ashley Vaccaro, Camryn Frick (1)

Strikeouts Pitching:   Sara Lynch (5)

Put Outs:                    Destiny Holt, Serena Fisher (7)

Assists:                        Camryn Frick (3)

Next Up: The Tigers will return to SAC conference play this weekend in a four game series with USAO. The games were originally supposed to be played in McPherson, but weather is forcing the games to be relocated at USAO's field in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Game times Friday are 2:00 & 4:00 pm. Saturday the series will resume at 12:00 pm.