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Box Score 2 Kearney, Neb. – Wayne State juniors Kelcie Bormann and Sara Scheffert each tossed complete games to help the Wildcats sweeps Nebraska-Kearney, 6-2 and 4-3, Wednesday afternoon in Wayne.
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The 'Cats, coming off an eight-game Florida road trip, improve to 11-5 while UNK falls to 4-16.
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Taryn Trosper (1-7) gave up just one hit over the first innings of game one. The 'Cats sixth inning featured a leadoff double by Bormann (6-1) as well as four singles.
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Wayne also took advantage of two walks and a hit batter. In the second game, they tallied two in the third thanks to three walks and a hit batter.
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Bormann fanned nine in tossing a complete game four-hitter. She blanked UNK over the final four innings while walking just two and hitting none.
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Sarah Rome (Blair) and junior
Mackenzie Tomlin (Grand Island) had RBI's for the Lopers. Rome then belted a two-run homer, her 21st as a Loper, in the top of the sixth in game two.
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However, Scheffert (5-3) retired the next four in order to earn the win.
Sophomore first baseman Katie Ruwe (Blair) went 2 for 3 in the losing effort with Wayne getting two RBI's from both Meagan Hagemann and Sam O'Brien.
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UNK is at Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State this weekend. UCO is defending Division II national champions.