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Softball
vs Salt Lake CC
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, May 3
Kansas City, Mo.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
29-21, 0
3
at
1
Kansas City
25-26, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| UMKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
5/3/2019 5:31:00 PM | Softball
GCU tallies 9 hits in win at Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Grand Canyon softball team went into extra innings for the fifth time this season and came away with a 3-1 win against Kansas City at the Urban Youth Academy on Friday. The Lopes are now 3-2 in extra innings this season.
GCU (29-21, 11-5 WAC) struck first against UMKC (25-26, 5-11 WAC) and was led offensively by senior Shea Smith, who went 3 for 4 on the night. Junior Loriann Olson was 2 for 3 with a run, while the quartet of senior Sierra Smith, sophomore Kaylee Dietrich, senior Maddie Dowdle and freshman Taylor Olsen each had a hit.
The pitching duo of sophomore Ryan Denhart and junior Brianna Aguilar (6-5) dished a combined six strikeouts with three credited to each.
After three scoreless innings, Sierra Smith put the Lopes on the board with a solo home run to right-center field. The homer was her sixth of the season.
GCU held the one-run lead through the top of the sixth, but an RBI double from Kansas City sent a runner home from first to tie the game.
Olson got on with a leadoff single to start the ninth frame and sophomore Taylor Tetone sent her to second by reaching on a fielder's choice with no outs. A bunt single from Shea Smith loaded the bases for the Lopes, setting up a one-out walk to sophomore Kaileigh Holland to plate Olson for the go-ahead run.
Sierra Smith added an insurance run for the Lopes with a sacrifice fly to shallow right field, scoring Tetone for the 3-1 lead.
Aguilar closed out the Roos in order in the bottom half of the ninth to secure the extra-inning victory for GCU.
GCU and UMKC return for a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m. (Arizona time) to close out the series and the regular season. The Lopes maintain a one-game lead on New Mexico State for second place in the WAC after the Aggies also won Friday at CSU Bakersfield.
GCU (29-21, 11-5 WAC) struck first against UMKC (25-26, 5-11 WAC) and was led offensively by senior Shea Smith, who went 3 for 4 on the night. Junior Loriann Olson was 2 for 3 with a run, while the quartet of senior Sierra Smith, sophomore Kaylee Dietrich, senior Maddie Dowdle and freshman Taylor Olsen each had a hit.
The pitching duo of sophomore Ryan Denhart and junior Brianna Aguilar (6-5) dished a combined six strikeouts with three credited to each.
After three scoreless innings, Sierra Smith put the Lopes on the board with a solo home run to right-center field. The homer was her sixth of the season.
GCU held the one-run lead through the top of the sixth, but an RBI double from Kansas City sent a runner home from first to tie the game.
Olson got on with a leadoff single to start the ninth frame and sophomore Taylor Tetone sent her to second by reaching on a fielder's choice with no outs. A bunt single from Shea Smith loaded the bases for the Lopes, setting up a one-out walk to sophomore Kaileigh Holland to plate Olson for the go-ahead run.
Sierra Smith added an insurance run for the Lopes with a sacrifice fly to shallow right field, scoring Tetone for the 3-1 lead.
Aguilar closed out the Roos in order in the bottom half of the ninth to secure the extra-inning victory for GCU.
GCU and UMKC return for a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m. (Arizona time) to close out the series and the regular season. The Lopes maintain a one-game lead on New Mexico State for second place in the WAC after the Aggies also won Friday at CSU Bakersfield.
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Aguilar, Brianna (6-5)
L: Mia Hoveland (10-9)
Batting:
HR: Smith, Sierra 1
RBI: Holland, Kaileigh 1 ; Smith, Sierra 2
SH: Smith, Shea 1 ; Olson, Loriann 1
SF: Smith, Sierra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tetone, Taylor 1 ; Smith, Sierra 1 ; Olson, Loriann 1
SB: Smith, Shea 1
Batting:
2B: Chyanne Onstad 1
RBI: Chyanne Onstad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: D.J. Cannon 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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