BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Maryville softball team wrapped up its weekend in Bentonville, Ark., with a win against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Sunday but dropped three close contests to finish 1-3 at the Alvy Early Classic.
 
Jenna Kosnoff led the Saints offensively, going 7-for-14 over four games while posting a 1.533 OPS with two home runs, a double and three RBIs. Marley Williamson also produced at the plate, batting .364 across the four-game slate.
 
SATURDAY
GAME 1 | East Central 6, Maryville 5
After a Tiger run in the first inning, the Saints answered with three in the bottom half of the frame, all coming on Emily Erb's first home run of the season.
 
Runs did not come again until the fifth, when East Central plated four on a pair of two-run homers to take a 5-3 lead. The long balls continued, as Kosnoff answered with her own two-run blast to pull the Saints within one.
 
Maryville's comeback fell short, however, as the Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth to secure the 6-5 final.
 
GAME 2 | Central Missouri 7, Maryville 3
In Saturday's second game, Central Missouri jumped out early, scoring seven runs over the first three innings.
 
Laila Ruiz doubled home a pair in the third to put the Saints on the board. Marissa Riggle attempted to spark a late rally in the seventh with her first career home run, but the deficit proved too much to overcome.
 
SUNDAY
GAME 3 | Maryville 7, Southeastern Oklahoma 6
Maryville opened Sunday with a win, scoring five runs across the first three innings.
 
Ruiz drove in a pair in the first, while starting pitcher Cora Boyle helped her own cause with an RBI single to cap the inning.
 
Williamson manufactured offense in the second. After drawing a walk, she advanced all the way to third and stole home with two outs to give the Saints a 4-0 advantage.
 
Southeastern Oklahoma erased the lead in one inning, scoring five runs, including a three-run homer, to go ahead 5-4. Miranda Bondurant answered with a solo shot in the bottom half to knot the game at 5-5.
 
The Storm briefly retook the lead with another home run, but Williamson and Peyton Deakin delivered back-to-back RBIs in the fifth to give Maryville the final lead of the contest. Aubrey Sciezinski earned her first career win in the circle.
 
GAME 4 | Texas Woman's 3, Maryville 2
The finale came down to the final inning, but action started immediately as Kosnoff led off the game with a home run, marking the second time this season she has opened a game with a long ball.
 
Texas Woman's tied the game with a homer in the fourth, but Ruiz—off to a historic start to the season—responded with a home run in the bottom half to put Maryville back in front, 2-1.
 
The Pioneers' center fielder prevented a second home run from Kosnoff in the seventh, robbing her of a potential two-run blast and doubling off the Saints to end the inning. Texas Woman's then walked it off in the bottom half to claim the 3-2 win.
 
UP NEXT
The Saints head west to Branson, Mo., for the Top Gun-hosted DII Battle. Weather is expected to impact Saturday's schedule—stay tuned to @MaryvilleSaints on X for updates.