St. Charles, Mo. – In a pair of low scoring affairs, the Maryville softball team was able to earn a doubleheader split with Lindenwood Saturday afternoon at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo. Alyssa Callans tossed a five hitter to aid the Saints in a 2-1 win in the opener while the Lions allowed only four hits in a 2-0 victory over Maryville in the nightcap.
 
Game One:
The opener started out as a pitcher's duel through the first four innings as Alyssa Callans limited the Lions to two hits. The Saints cracked the scoreboard in the fifth as Kim DeBold drove in a run with a single up the middle to give Maryville a 1-0 lead.
 
Maryville added to the lead in the top of the seventh as the Saints hit three consecutive singles to open the inning with Melanie Nelson driving in Caitlin Rodriguez to extend the lead to 2-0. The Lions rallied in the home half of the seventh as Lindenwood scored a run and had the tying run at third base, but Callans forced a pair of pop ups to end the uprising and claim her ninth win of the year.
 
Winning Pitcher: Callans (9-3)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Stormee Galka (6-2)
Hitting leaders: Rodriguez – 2-for-3
                           Nelson – 1-for-4, RBI
 
Game Two:
The Lions grabbed the early lead in the first with a run in the bottom of the first and added another run in the third to take a 2-0 lead over the Saints. Maryville attempted to rallied in the seventh as DeBold ripped a single to right field with one out, but Lindenwood was able to get a fly out and a strick out to end the game and savage a split for the day.
 
Winning Pitcher: Amanda Weyh (9-4)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Kiersten Nixon (0-1)
Hitting leaders: DeBold – 1-for-3
                           Taylor Duff – 1-for-2
 
Records:
Maryville – 12-8, 10-6 GLVC
Lindenwood – 20-8-1, 13-7 GLVC
 
Up Next: Maryville heads to Normandy, Mo., to take on city rival UMSL Sunday in a doubleheader set to begin at noon.