ST. LOUIS – Tori Forbeck hit a walk-off double to help Maryville University past Southwest Baptist University in game one before the Saints took a 13-5 win in game two. Maryville improved its Great Lakes Valley Conference record to 6-2 and now sits 14-17 overall.
 
Game One Recap
Southwest Baptist jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-RBI single from Chloee Sams. Maryville tied the game in the bottom half with an RBI fielder's choice from Erin Wurst and a delayed steal that allowed Emily Corona to score from third.
 
Still tied 2-2 in the top of the third, Morgan Frossard hit a two-run home run that gave the Bearcats the lead once again. The Saints were up for the task in the bottom of the third, getting RBI from Erin Wurst and Mandi Lenon before a two-run single from Isabella Garcia. Chayse Ramey hit a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat and the eighth run of the game came home when Brooklyn Moore stole third and scored on a throwing error.
 
Maryville added a ninth run in the fifth, but surrendered three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh to give SBU a 10-9 lead.
 
Down to the final three outs of the game, freshman Jenna Kosnoff singled and advanced to second on a groundout. Kylie Swinney then stepped in and hit an RBI single to right field to tie the game. Now on second base, Swinney came in to score when Tori Forbeck drilled a ground-rule double to give her team an 11-10 walk-off win.
 
Winning Pitcher: Ella Ludden (2-3)
Losing Pitcher: E. Kreisel (5-7)
  
Batting Leaders
Tori Forbeck: 1-for-2, Walk-Off 2B, RBI
Isabella Garcia: 1-for-1, 2 RBI
Mandi Lenon: 2-for-2, RBI, 2 R, SB
 
Game Two Recap
Maryville starter Emily Senjan worked around a leadoff single in the top of the first and got five runs of support in the bottom half. Wurst drove in a run with another fielder's choice, Garcia hit a bases-clearing, three-RBI double, and Forbeck singled in another run to make it 5-0.
 
SBU plated a pair in the second, but the Saints got those runs back on Kosnoff's RBI single to right and Swinney's bases-loaded walk in the bottom half.
 
The Bearcats continued to scratch away at the deficit, scoring one in the third and two in the fourth to pull the game to 8-5. Forbeck collected another RBI single for the ninth run in the bottom of the fourth, Melanie Nelson singled home a run, and Taylor Duff finished the scoring in the inning by driving in a pair with a single.
 
Now with a chance to end the game in mercy-rule fashion, Swinney hit an RBI infield single with two runners on to wrap up a 13-5 victory for the Saints.
 
Winning Pitcher: Emily Senjan (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: T. Howard (1-5)
  
Batting Leaders
Isabella Garcia: 1-for-2, 2B, 3 RBI
Melanie Nelson: 3-for-3, RBI, 3 R, 2 SB
Jenna Kosnoff: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 R
 
Records:
Maryville: 14-17, 6-2 GLVC
Drury: 12-20, 0-8 GLVC
 
What's Next?
Maryville hits the road for four conference games against William Jewell College and Rockhurst University next weekend. Game one against the Cardinals is set for noon on Friday, March 29. The second doubleheader against the Hawks begins on Saturday, March 30, at noon.
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