ROSEMONT, ILL.- The Miners picked up their first two wins of the 2020 season with an 8-2 win over Ashland University and the 3-2 win over Purdue Northwest.

ASHLAND: 2, MISSOURI S&T: 8
S&T's offense exploded in the opening game of the Midwest Regional Dome Invitational, picking up four unearned runs in the 6^th inning to secure their 8-2 win.

It all started in the bottom of the 3^rd inning when Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) singled up the middle and drove in Emily Davidson (St. Louis, MO/Oakville) to take the 1-0 lead. Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield), the very next batter, would hit a sac fly to left-center that would bring Hannah Antzoulatos (Planfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) across home plate. Ashley Davis (Erie, IL/Erie) would bring in one last run for the Miners in the inning when she singled through the right side to bring in Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley).

Ashland would get two runs back in the top of the 4^th inning with back-to-back hits from Alexis Lavdis and Lauren McMillin to cut S&T's lead to 3-2.

Baxter would add another run to the Miners lead in the bottom of the 4^th when she singled to center field to bring Antzoulatos home.

S&T would add four unearned runs in the bottom of the 6^th inning off an Ashland throwing error. Antzoulatos, Klein, Baxter, and Emily Davison would all score in the inning to extend the Miners lead out to 8-2. That would be enough to hold the Eagles and claim their first win of the season.

Six different Miners picked up hits today with Hannah Antzoulatos (Planfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) leading the team while going 2-2 and scoring three of the team's eight runs.

Olivia Walter (Catawissa, MO/Cor Jesu Academy) (1-2) picked up the win tonight while going 5.0 innings with five strikeouts and just five hits. Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) (S, 1) picked up her first save as a Miner while going 2.0 innings with two strikeouts.

PURDUE NORTHWEST: 2, MISSOURI S&T: 3
The Miners picked up their second win of the season after taking the 3-2 game over the Pride of Purdue Northwest.

S&T struck first again, getting a sacrifice fly from Rachel Smith (Monroe City, Mo./Monroe City R-1) in the top of the 4^th inning that would drive in Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) to take the 1-0 lead.

The Miners would get two more runs in the top of the 5^th inning with back-to-back hits from Hannah Antzoulatos (Planfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) and Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley); with Taylor Caton (Ballwin, Mo/Parkway West) on base, Antzoulatos ripped a ball into right-center field that would turn into a triple and drive in Caton to extend the Miners lead out to 2-0. Klein caught a piece of a ball and sent it into right-center field to being Antzoulatos across home plate to make it a 3-0 game.

Purdue Northwest would attempt a comeback in the bottom of the 7^th inning, but S&T's defense stepped up and held the Pride just short.

PNW's Ashley Bravo hit a grounder to third base that would send in Taylor Stevens home and cut the Miners lead to 3-1. The Pride would get one last run in the inning when Crystal Carrillo tripled to right-center and brought Remi Ferguson around the bases. Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) would get the final out when she got Jocelyn Gault to foul out down the 1^st base line and give the Miners the 3-2 win.

Six different Miners picked up hits in the team's second game of the day with Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) leading the way with two hits in three at-bats.

Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) (1-0) got the start for game two, going 5.1 innings with two strikeouts and no runs allowed while Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) finished up the 1.2 innings of work with two strikeouts and only two hits allowed.