Kearney, Neb. – Senior catcher Cassie Keck (Blair) two home runs was enough runs in, 3-0, game one victory and won game two, 6-5, on a walk off walk in the ninth inning to complete a sweep of Adams State Saturday afternoon at Dryden Park.

Game one starting pitcher Kirstie Hiatt (McCook) pitched her team leading 15 complete game, improving her season record to 8-13, and striking out three and walking one Grizzly.

Kearney (11-22, 11-14 RMAC) got two runs in bottom of the third inning when Keck hit her 15 homer to left center field, scoring junior centerfielder Austin Wilson (McCook) from first after reaching on an error by Carly Delorenzo.

Lopers scored the other run when Keck went yard again in the fifth inning, breaking the single season home run record of 15 set by Darcie Berry in 1999 and 2000 seasons.

Adams State (21-18, 13-13 RMAC), scored three runs off of starting pitcher Becky Dunn (Papillion), in the second inning, thanks to double by Lizzy Schossow scoring Kristen Payne and got two run single by Katelyn Lovato , who was thrown out at second by Keck.

Two innings later ASC would add one more run off another single by Lovato, who was thrown out at second again, after Tayler Else scored from second.

The Lopers would cut the Grizzle lead in half on a double down the leftfield line by freshman leftfielder Emily Mierau (Grand Island), scoring freshman pitch runner Mackenzie Tomlin (Grand Island) and junior first basemen Dani Mowinkel (Hooper).

Nebraska-Kearney got another run when Mowinkel hit her first sacrifice fly to right field scoring Keck from third after a leadoff triple.

UNK tied the score at four when senior DP Jessie Thomas (Yutan) hit another sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to centerfield scoring another freshman pitch runner Bailey Backhuus (Bennington) from third base.

The Grizzly would break a four all tie when D.J. Consonero hit her first home run of the season to leftfield.

UNK would get single runs in the eighth and ninth innings, freshman third basemen Sarah Rome hit her first career homerun to left centerfield with two out and a full count; an inning later UNK got two singles from Mierau and Keck plus Wilson reached on an error by starting pitcher Rachel Lovato.

Sarah Lindquist would come in to face Thomas with the bases loaded and no outs, Lindquist would walk Thomas on four straight pitches scoring Mierau from third base.

Nebraska-Kearney goes back on the road next weekend for a four game series at Regis University.

Other Scores from the UNK Pod
Metro State 7 Western New Mexico 4 (F/11) Game 1
Metro State 2 Western New Mexico 1 Game 2