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Loper Softball
LCU Athletics
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Neb.-Kearney NEB.-KEA 10-16
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Winner Drury DRURY 10-5
Neb.-Kearney NEB.-KEA
10-16
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Final
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Drury DRURY
10-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Neb.-Kearney NEB.-KEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Drury DRURY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0

W: K. Bettis (6-1) L: Wolfe, Patia (3-4)

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Winner Northeastern State NSU 11-8
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Nebraska-Kearney UNK 5-11
Winner
Northeastern State NSU
11-8
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Final
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Nebraska-Kearney UNK
5-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northeastern State NSU 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 6 9 1
Nebraska-Kearney UNK 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 9 1

W: Gail Young (4-2) L: Bott, Stacy (1-1)

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Game Recap: Softball |

Panthers & RiverHawks Slip Past the Lopers

Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney softball team fell to Drury University, 1-0, and Northeastern State, 6-5, Friday in Springfield, Mo.

These games were part of the Drury Softball Classic. Due to weather, the tournament was moved up a day and the overall game schedule changed. UNK (5-11) faces William Jewell and NAIA Evangel (Mo.) University on Saturday.

The Lopers unfortunately are now 1-8 in games decided by two runs or less. The DU Panthers (10-6) belted a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh to take the first game with NSU (11-8) tallying an unearned run in its half of the sixth to pull out the win.

Lincoln senior Kelsey Goodban (3-4) tossed a complete game four-hitter in game one with DU cleanup hitter and junior catcher Gracie Thomas hitting her first long ball of the year to record the win. Six-two junior Kristina Bettis improved to 6-1 by tossing a one-hit complete game shutout. She fanned 14 Lopers but also walked five and hit a batter.  

UNK left seven on base with Bettis getting a strikeout to end the first and an infield pop up to end the fourth. In both innings the Lopers had two on base. Lincoln senior right fielder Carlee Liesch had the lone hit with Goodban fanning four and walking only one.

In a wild second game, NSU got out to a 5-0 lead as second baseman and seven-hole hitter Carly Kelley belted a three-run shot in the third. UNK countered with a five spot in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by two-RBI hits from Lincoln senior second baseman Abbie Vodicka and California freshman shortstop Sydney Thomason.

However, NSU used a walk, infield error and sac fly to tally the game winner in the sixth. Senior Gail Young went the distance, throwing a five-hitter while fanning and walking five. The Lopers saw Thomason, Vodicka and Omaha sophomore outfielder Abbie Jo Gaube have two hits apiece.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Abbie Jo Gaube

#1 Abbie Jo Gaube

OF
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Carlee Liesch

#7 Carlee Liesch

OF
5' 8"
Senior
L/R
Abbie Vodicka

#24 Abbie Vodicka

INF
5' 4"
Senior
R/R
Sydney Thomason

#19 Sydney Thomason

P/INF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Abbie Jo Gaube

#1 Abbie Jo Gaube

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Carlee Liesch

#7 Carlee Liesch

5' 8"
Senior
L/R
OF
Abbie Vodicka

#24 Abbie Vodicka

5' 4"
Senior
R/R
INF
Sydney Thomason

#19 Sydney Thomason

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
P/INF