EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The Maryville softball team almost managed to pull off a top of the seventh come back at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tournament, falling by a score of 5-4 to the No. 2-seeded Missouri S&T Miners. The Saints rattled of eight hits over seven innings, but left 10 runners on to fall to the loser's bracket at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria, Ill.
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Seniors
Kaitlyn Wagner and
Mandi Lenon were the offensive fire for the Saints, with both rattling off two hits and an RBI each. Wagner also added in a pair of walks as well.
Mia Maxel was dominant out of the pen for the Saints, pitching 5 & 2/3 innings of work of two hit and one run ball.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
It looked to be a good day for the Saints early as
Addison Koth converted a Lenon double into a run on a ball ripped up the middle, giving Maryville a 1-0 lead after the top of the first.
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The Miners responded with an explosion in the bottom half of the inning, plating five runs on a pair of errors and a three-run home run.
It took until the fourth for the Saints to chip a run back on the board, doubling to right field. Wagner would do the same in the top of the seventh, bringing the Miner lead to just two. The hits kept coming for the Saints, with
Marley Williamson adding in her own RBI on a groundout bringing the game to one.
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Emily Erb walk put the tying run aboard, but the Saints were unable to finish the comeback.
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UP NEXT
The Saints will have to battle through the loser's bracket, facing off against Illinois Springfield at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the EastSide Centre.
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