LIBERTY, MO- The S&T softball team fell twice today dropping a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in eight innings in game one and a rough 6-0 loss to William Jewell to kick off their weekend. With the back-to-back losses, the Miners drop to 6-16 overall and 1-3 in GLVC play.

GAME ONE: MISSOURI S&T-3, WILLIAM JEWELL-4 (8 INNINGS)
After the Cardinals opened up the game with a two-run homerun, the Miners would score in back-to-back innings to tie the game at 2-2.

Anna Burke (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville) kicked things off in the top of the 4^th with an RBI single up the middle to bring Jacey Allen (Roanoke, TX/Byron Nelson) across the plate. It would be Allen that tied the game with a double to left field in the top of the 5^th that sent Marcy McCalla (Staunton, IL/Staunton) home.

Both the Miners and the Cardinals held each other scoreless in the 6^th and 7^th innings to force extra innings.

S&T struck first in the 8^th when Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) reached base on a fielder's choice that would lead to a Cardinal error and allowing Courtney Jackson (Parkville, MO/Park Hill South) to round third base and come home to give them a 3-2 lead.

But, William Jewell would get the final word in when Anna Biondo hit a single up the middle and brought Madelynne Greenstreet and Lindsay Glynn home for the 4-3 win.

Avery English (Carterville, IL/Carterville) (3-2) pitched a complete game going 7.0 innings (three batters faced in the 8^th inning) with six strikeouts and just two walks. She looks at a 1.87 ERA heading into tomorrow's doubleheader against Rockhurst.

GAME TWO: MISSOURI S&T-0, WILLIAM JEWELL-6
While the score reflects WJC taking a big win, the Miner out-hit the Cardinals but could never connect for a run. The closest they came was in the top of the 4^th when Carley Hamann (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln Way North) singled to the pitcher's circle and advanced Jacey Allen (Roanoke, TX/Byron Nelson) from first to second base.

William Jewell would get five of their six runs in the opening innings after the Cardinals score five runs on two hits and two Miner errors to take an early 5-0 lead. They would add on one more run in the bottom of the 6^th inning when Sarah Lewis hit a solo shot over the left field fence to give WJC their 6-0 lead and the win.

Olivia Walter (Catawissa, MO/Cor Jesu Academy) (2-8) pitched the complete game with five strikeouts and just three walks.