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Kendall Kersey
Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications
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Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT 12-22, 1-4 MIAA
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Winner Missouri Western MWSU 24-8, 3-4 MIAA
Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT
12-22, 1-4 MIAA
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Final
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Missouri Western MWSU
24-8, 3-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 4
Missouri Western MWSU 7 0 3 0 X 10 8 0

W: Torie Sandoval (7-3) L: Fredrick, Zakayia (2-6)

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Winner Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT 13-22, 2-4 MIAA
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Missouri Western MWSU 24-8, 5-5 MIAA
Winner
Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT
13-22, 2-4 MIAA
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Final
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Missouri Western MWSU
24-8, 5-5 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Neb.-Kearney UNKSOFT 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 5 0
Missouri Western MWSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Odle, Chloe (7-6) L: A. Dare (3-2)

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Emporia State

4/3/2026 | 2 p.m.

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UNK Splits in St. Joe

Kearney, Neb. – Junior Chloe Odle threw a six-hit complete game to help Nebraska Kearney down Missouri Western, 5-1, in the second game of a double header Saturday afternoon St. Joseph.

The Griffons (25-9, 5-5 MIAA) tallied seven runs in their first at-bat of the day to take game one in five innings, 10-2. The double dip was moved back one hour due to cold and windy conditions with UNK now 13-22 (2-4).

Odle (Beloit, Kan.) tossed 123 pitches to record her seventh win and seventh complete game. She coaxed the Griffs into 12 fly outs, got one strikeout and a ground ball double play. At the plate, sophomore first baseman Katie Janssen (Earlham, Ia.) had a two-out, two-run single to highlight a three-run fourth. With the bases loaded, the Lopers tied the game via a wild pitch. In the fifth, they added two more runs thanks to a MWSU infield error.

In game one, the Griffs big seven-run first featured four hits and two Loper errors. Leadoff hitter Kalee Higdon reached via an infield error to start the rally and then had a two-run triple as the Griffs batted around.

Senior Torie Sandoval (8-3) tossed a six-hit complete game as she walked just one and blacked UNK over the first three innings. Finally, the Lopers got a two-run homer from sophomore catcher Kendall Kersey (Parker, Colo.).

UNK returns home next weekend to face Washburn and Emporia State at Dryden Park.

 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Katie Janssen

#7 Katie Janssen

UTIL
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Kendall Kersey

#18 Kendall Kersey

C/UTIL
5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Chloe Odle

#3 Chloe Odle

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5' 7"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Katie Janssen

#7 Katie Janssen

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
UTIL
Kendall Kersey

#18 Kendall Kersey

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
C/UTIL
Chloe Odle

#3 Chloe Odle

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
P