Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Kearney, Neb. – Sophomore Taryn Trosper threw a complete game six-hitter to help Nebraska-Kearney take the first game of a double header with Missouri Southern State, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at Dryden Park.
 
The Lions (21-21, 8-12) bounced back to take the second game, 11-1 in six innings.
 
UNK (8-22, 3-11) used three bloop singles to score the day's first run in the bottom of the first. However, Southern's Sarah Williams (5-6) got out of a bases loaded jam thanks to a strike out.
 
In the Loper second, sophomore center fielder Kenzie Helmink (Fairbury) reached on an error, stole second and then moved to third on a passed ball. UNK lead off hitter Mackenzie Tomlin (Grand Island) brought Helmink home with a single to right center.
 
After the Lions scored a run in the top of the fourth, freshman first baseman Katie Ruwe (Blair) blasted her fourth homer of the year over the left field fence to cap the scoring.
 
Earning her second win of the season, Trosper (Grand Island) struck out two and didn't walk a batter. At the plate, freshman designated player Erin Dwyer (Elmwood) went 2 for 3 from the five hole.
 
Southern controlled the night cap as Haley Pypes (7-7) tossed a complete game three-hitter. Working around five walks, she fanned four and only allowed a run in the third inning.
 
Taking advantage of five Loper errors and drawing four walks, Southern blew open a 2-1 game by scoring five times in the fourth and four more in the sixth.  Finishing with 11 hits, the Lions saw its sixth through nine hitters go a combined 7 for 13 with six runs and five RBI's.
 
UNK hosts Pittsburg State tomorrow in two games starting at noon. The Gorillas (19-19-, 7-11) split a pair with nationally-ranked Fort Hays State on Saturday.