Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 Joplin, Mo. - Coley Naughton (Alton, Ill./Alton)'s walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Missouri S&T Lady Miners to a 2-1 win over Northwest Missouri in its second game on Saturday at the Missouri Southern Tournament in Joplin, Mo.

In the victory, Northwest (5-11) had the game's first scoring chance putting runners on first and second in the opening frame with one out but S&T's Jen O'Hara got back-to-back ground outs to end the threat. After getting just two hits in their first game of the day in the loss to Washburn the Lady Miner (5-7) bats remained quiet for the first three innings as they were held hitless until Emily Tucker (St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy)'s double to left center with one out in the fourth but were unable to bring her around.

S&T finally got on the board in the fifth getting a lead-off double from Kassi Deibert (Highland, Ill./Highland) to right center. Meghann Morrow (Lawson, Mo./Lawson) came on to pinch run for Deibert then advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt to third. After Naughton popped out to short Ashley Wallingford (Kahoka, Mo./Clark County ) came on to pinch hit reaching on an error by the shortstop to score Morrow.

Northwest tied the game in the top of the sixth on an RBI single down the right field line from Kristen Hessel. With runners at second and third and just one out the Bearcats had the chance to take the lead but a groundout to second turned into a double play when Hessel was picked off of second to end the inning.

The Lady Miners winning rally in the seventh started with a lead-off walk to Kristen Drage (Morganfield, Ky./Union County ) then Allison Plummer (Olathe, Kan./Marantha Academy) came on to pinch run for her. After a strike out Maggie Schroeder (Bonner Springs, Kan./Basehor-Linwood) doubled down the left field line setting up runners at second and third with one out setting up Naughton's heroics. She hit a sinking line drive to right field that the right fielder tried to make a diving catch on but the ball hit in her glove and popped out scoring Plummer with the game winner.

O'Hara went the distance allowing a run on six hits recording six strikeouts and not walking a hitter to improve to 2-4 on the season. Four different Lady Miners had a hit in the contest as they finished with four hits on the afternoon.

Washburn
The Missouri S&T Lady Miners were held to just two hits in the loss to Washburn Saturday morning. The one-run loss was the Lady Miners fourth such defeat of the season.

Washburn (7-13) scored the game's lone run in the first inning getting a lead-off double to center field by Tish Williams who moved to third on a groundout to short. After a lineout back to the pitcher for the second out Ashley Wallingford (Kahoka, Mo./Clark County ) had a chance to get out of the inning with no damage done but a single up the middle scored Williams.

The Lady Miners (4-7) were unable to muster any kind of a rally while the Lady Blues had great scoring chances in the second and third innings to break the game open. Wallingford's pitching kept S&T in the ball game giving them a chance to come back as she retired 12 of the final 13 hitters she faced from the fourth inning on.

The Lady Miners best chance to score came in the sixth inning getting a two out double to left center field off the bat of Emily Tucker (St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy) but they were unable to bring her around as Becky Davis (Blue Springs, Mo./Archbishop O'Hara HS) grounded out to third to end the inning.

Wallingford was the tough luck loser tossing a complete game allowing a run on six hits with three strikeouts and no walks on only 88 pitches. Washburn's Samantha Farris was a little bit better though tossing a complete game shutout allowing only two hits getting four punch outs and allowed a walk.