ROLLA, MO- Fresh off back-to-back wins against Truman State, the Miners welcomed the Cardinals of William Jewell to the S&T Softball Field. While WJC took game one by a final score of 8-6, the Miners came back in game two with a bang, taking the 7-1 win.

GAME ONE: MISSOURI S&T: 6, WILLIAM JEWELL: 8
William Jewell started off hot to start game one, taking a 6-1 lead after the first three innings of play.

The Miners bats caught fire in the bottom half of the fourth inning that started with a single down the left-field line from Keeley Morgan. After Hannah Antzoulatos (Planfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) made it on base as well, Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) cut S&T deficit to four after she hit a single into center field and brought Morgan home.

The very next batter, Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield), ripped a single down the left-field line to bring Antzoulatos around the bases and cut the Cardinals lead to 6-3. Taylor Caton (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) put the Miners down by just one after she hit a deep ball into right field that sent Rowland and Baxter across home plate to make it a 6-5 game.

While WJC added in another run in the top of the 6^th inning, Taylor Caton (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) would drive in another run in the bottom half of the inning when she hit a sac-fly out to left field that would allow Maddy Passolano to tag up from third base and score.

The Cardinals got one more run in the top of the 7^th inning to extend their lead out to 8-6 giving S&T one last chance to make a comeback.

Keeley Morgan reached base after a single to right field, but they were unable to connect for more runs and suffered the 8-6 loss.

All S&T batters picked up at least one hit today with Maddy Passolano, Elizabeth Viox (Glen Carbon, Ill./Edwardsville), Keeley Morgan, and Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) all recording two hits each.

Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) got the start in game one getting 2.0 innings of work while Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) got 5.0 innings in the circle with four strikeouts recorded.

GAME TWO: MISSOURI S&T: 7, WILLIAM JEWELL: 1
S&T's offense came to life in the second game of the series.

The Miners took an early 1-0 lead after Bryn Wooldridge (Salisbury, Mo./Salisbury) singled to right field and drove Taylor Caton (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) across home plate.

Missouri S&T added to their lead in the bottom of the 3^rd inning after Elizabeth Viox (Glen Carbon, Ill./Edwardsville) scored off a wild pitch to make it a 2-0 game. Holli Finnell (Nolensville, Tenn./Nolensville) would add in another run for the Miners to extend their lead to 3-0.

S&T picked up another run in the bottom of the 4^th inning with the double steal; just as Maddy Passolano stole second base, Chloe Saltijeral (North Aurora, Ill./Rosary) was able to steal home and push their lead out to 4-0.

After picking up another run in the bottom of the 5^th inning, Bryn Wooldridge (Salisbury, Mo./Salisbury) secured the game for the Miners in the bottom of the 6^th when she hit a single up the middle and sent Maddy Passolano and Elizabeth Viox (Glen Carbon, Ill./Edwardsville) across the plate to take the 7-1 lead and the eventual win.

Bryn Wooldridge (Salisbury, Mo./Salisbury) picked up the win for the second game going 6.0 innings and allowing just four hits. Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) finished the last inning with one strikeout and just one hit.