Greyhounds split on road, sweep at home

Fort Scott Community College's softball team split a non-conference doubleheader at State Fair, Mo., on Wednesday and swept North Arkansas at home Friday afternoon.

The Greyhounds (8-9) will face Maple Woods, Mo., this afternoon at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex with the non-conference twinbill starting at 1 p.m. The will open Jayhawk Conference-Division II play Monday against Labette at Parsons.

Wednesday: State Fair 13-4, Fort Scott 11-13.

SEDALIA, Mo. -- The Greyhounds led 6-3 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when the Roadrunners (5-4) exploded for 8 runs to take the lead.

Fort Scott scored 3 in the top of the sixth and then tied the game in the top of the seventh. Taylor Brecheisen drew a leadoff walk. Chelsea Snyder came in to pinch run and scored on Jackie Kirkpatrick's double. After a fly out to center, Kirkpatrick moved to third on a groundout and scored the tying run on a 2-out error on a Kayla Morgan grounder.

State Fair scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to take the win.

Brecheisen was 3 for 3 for the 'Hounds with two doubles and 2 runs batted in. Morgan, Chelsea Brewer, Hayley Bledsoe, Aubrey Smith and Lauren Scott each had 2 hits. Scott drove in 3 runs while Bledsoe and Smith drove in 2 each.

The Greyhounds committed 8 errors in game one. They wouldn't commit any in the second game.

Fort Scott led game two 4-0 after one inning. Aimee Wimp led off the game with a double. Brewer reached safely on a bunt and Bledsoe singled to drive in Wimp ahead of the first of two Scott home runs.

Scott, who was 3 for 4 with 6 runs batted in, also hit a 2-run homer in the third to make it 7-0.

Wimp was 3 for 4 at the plate as well. Brewer and Bledsoe were each 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Brewer went 2 for 3 and Brecheisen drove in 2 runs.

Bledsoe was the winning pitcher, allowing no runs on 3 hits and 3 walks with a strikeout. She pitched the first 4 innings and returned to the circle in the sixth.

Friday: Fort Scott 18-10, North Arkansas 3-2.

The entire doubleheader was completed in just under three hours despite all the runs Fort Scott scored.

North Arkansas (5-11) scored 2 in the top of the first inning of the opener. But the Greyhounds responded with 6 in the bottom of the first on their way to leading 18-3 after four. The game ended after North Arkansas' turn in the top of the fifth on the run rule.

Beldsoe (3-2) pitched all 5 innings in this one. She allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. She also went 3 for 4 at the plate with 4 runs batted in.

Jenna Nevius was 3 for 3 for the Greyhounds. Scott and Brecheisen each went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Scott hit a pair of doubles. Wimp and Morgan also had 2 hits each.

Game two was tied 1-1 after two innings and North Arkansas added another run in the top of the third. Fort Scott responded with 7 in the bottom of the third and added 2 more in the fourth. Once again, the run rule kicked in after North Arkansas' turn in the top of the fifth.

Wimp (3-3) allowed one earned run on 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 2.

Brewer and Wimp were each 2 for 2. Morgan, Allie Rooks and Michaela Brewer each drove in 2 runs.

After losing three in a row, including Wednesday's opener, the Greyhounds have won three straight.

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Wednesday's Games

Game One

Fort Scott.......... 203 013 2 -- 11 16 8

State Fair........... 001 280 2 --13 12 2

Two out when winning run scored.

WP -- Ross (1-0). LP -- Boyd (0-1).

HR -- State Fair: Sivils (1, 4th inn., 1 on, 1 out).

Game Two

Fort Scott.......... 412 105 x -- 13 15 0

State Fair........... 000 040 x -- 4 5 1

WP -- Bledsoe (2-2). LP -- Harris (2-2).

HR -- Fort Scott: Scott 2 (4, 1st inn., 2 on, 1 out; 3rd inn., 1 on, none out).

Friday's Games

Game One

North Arkansas...... 200 01x x -- 3 5 4

Fort Scott.......... 635 4xx x -- 18 20 2

WP -- Bledeos (3-2). LP -- Crawford (2-8).

HR -- None.

Game Two

North Arkansas...... 011 00x x -- 2 3 3

Fort Scott.......... 017 2xx x -- 10 10 1

WP -- Wimp (3-3). LP --Marsh (2-2).

HR --None.