HANNIBAL, Mo. - The Columbia College softball team picked up two wins this afternoon, taking on Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.). The Cougars added a 9-3 advantage in game one, while securing a 7-3 victory in game two.
Columbia improves to 16-8 on the season and 6-1 in the American Midwest Conference (AMC).
Game One Stat Tracker:
CC def HLGU, 9-3
- Columbia held an 8-0 lead into the fifth inning, where Hannibal added three runs
- The Cougars outhit the Trojans 15-6
- Four Cougars added doubles in the contest
- Ellie Kliethermes led the Cougars going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate
- Rosalie Schneider drove in three RBI on two hits
- Megan Graver pitched her fifth game of the season with double-digit strikeouts
- Pitching:
Game Two Stat Tracker
CC def HLGU, 7-3
- The Trojans scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, but the Cougars responded with seven runs of their own thereafter
- Hannibal put two more runs on the board in the sixth, but Columbia held a 7-3 advantage to close out the contest
- Madyson Wear documented one triple and one double, going 3-for-4 at the plate. Wear drove in two RBI
- Rosalie Schneider also went 3-for-4 in the batters box, bringing in two runs
- Kennedy Jensen struck out eight batters, posting a new career-high
- Kennedy Schanuth extended her hit streak to 12 games
- Pitching:
Columbia returns to action as they take on crosstown opponent, Stephens College (Mo.) on April 2nd. The doubleheader is slated for 2:00 p.m.
