Ohio Valley Conference

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Recap coming soon.

LINDENWOOD 4, TENNESSEE TECH 3
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood softball (23-21, 14-10 OVC) scored four runs in the seventh inning to complete the comeback and weekend sweep over the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech (16-32, 8-16 OVC) by a final score of 4-3. This marks the first Ohio Valley Conference weekend sweep for the Lions as they move to 14-10 in conference play.

Avery Wapp started the game for the Lions finishing the outing throwing 3.0 innings allowing three runs on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Wapp started the game with a scoreless inning after the Lions turned a double play off a bunt attempt.

Tennessee Tech scored the first run off of Wapp in the top of the second inning after a solo home run by Sydney Kirby. Tech would score two more off of Wapp to start the third inning after a two RBI double by Makayli Harris reached the gap putting TTU ahead 3-0. Owens and Roulanaitis in relief allowed just two hits after the third inning.

Lindenwood had multiple chances to get on the scoreboard including a bases loaded situation in the fifth. After a walk by Madisen Noll and single by Teryn Brown, Theresa Snaidauf loaded the bases with a walk. The inning ended with a groundout by Irelynn West as the Golden Eagles still led by three runs.

It came down to the bottom of the seventh for the Lions, as they ended the game scoring four runs in walk-off fashion. Senior outfielder Hanna Johanning got the Lions on the board first with a solo home run to center field marking her first of the season. With runners on the corners and two outs, Hatton delivered an RBI base hit through the right side to bring home Anna Sanders. McMinn then tied the game with a single to center field scoring West.

Lindenwood secured their 14th win in conference play after Mya Bethany singled in between second base and shortstop, advancing the runners. As the second baseman dove for the ball, pinch runner Izzy Wilcox continued running home as the throw was late to the plate scoring the final run of the game.

SOUTHERN INDIANA 4, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 3
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 10, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0 (5)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri (23-15, 16-7) rallied to win the nightcap and force a split in a doubleheader with Southern Indiana (14-23, 11-11) Sunday. SEMO dropped game one, 4-3, and took game two by a score of 10-0 in five innings.
 
SEMO scored six unearned runs with two outs in the second inning to key its game two victory and series win over the Screaming Eagles. For the Redhawks, it was their sixth series win of the year.
 
Hailey Burnett reached on an error, Sophie Schupp got on with a bunt single and Tatum Gerwitz walked to load the bases. Sydney Dennis hit into a fielder's choice and an error on the play allowed Schupp and pinch-runner Selby Patberg to score. Madison Winkler then doubled home two runs and Brooklyn Saysoff followed with a two-run home run to put the Redhawks ahead, 6-0.
 
The Redhawks put up another run in the third inning and three more in the fourth to finish off USI in five innings.
 
SEMO scored on a fielder's choice in the third before pinch-runner Abby Robbins scored on a wild pitch and Gracie Luna and Hailey Burnett each touched home on two-out errors in the fourth.
 
Willow Van Haren (5-2) threw her second shutout of the season. Van Haren gave up five hits, walked two and recorded four strikeouts.
 
Josie Newman (8-15) suffered the loss. Newman scattered three hits, walked three and gave up six runs, all unearned.
 
The Redhawks pounded out 10 hits with Saysoff going 2-for-2 with a run scored, home run and two RBI. Schupp also added two hits, while Winkler had a two-RBI double and one run scored to run her hitting streak to 10 games.
 
In game one, USI and SEMO combined to score five runs in the first inning.
 
The Screaming Eagles struck first when the four of the first five hitters in their lineup reached on a hit. Caroline Stapleton led off with an infield single and went to second on a base hit by Kennedy Nalley. With one out, Whitley Hunter singled to load the bases and Jordan Mackey followed with a three-RBI double to put USI ahead, 3-0.
 
SEMO quickly made it a one-run game during its at-bat in the bottom half of the first.
 
Dennis ripped a double to left center at the top of the Redhawks order. Winkler followed with a single to left and Dennis moved to third. On the next play, Winkler stole second and Dennis scored on the throw to second base. Luna's two-out hit to right center scored Winkler cutting USI's lead to 3-2.
 
USI tacked on another run in the top of the third inning when Jinnis Gerth's two-out single scored Sydney Long to make it a 4-2 contest.
 
SEMO managed to get one more run in the top of the fifth inning on Sydney Melton's two-out run-scoring single, but it wasn't enough.
 
Kylie Witthaus (6-7) gave up three runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out two in her complete game victory.
 
Maddie Carney (2-5) took the loss. Carney allowed four runs, seven hits, walked three and struck out two in five innings.
 
Dennis went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, and Luna finished at 2-for-3 with one RBI to lead SEMO in game one.
 
Stapleton had two hits and Long scored two runs, including the decisive tally in the third inning.

UT MARTIN 6, TENNESSEE STATE 0
MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team captured the series win against Tennessee State Sunday by shutting out the Tigers for the second time in two days, 6-0, at Bettye Giles Field in Martin. Prior to the game, Alli Robinson was honored as part of the Senior Day tradition.

The only offense the Skyhawks needed came in the second inning when they exploded for the only six runs of the game by either team. Jordyn Hustey started the scoring with a single up the middle that scored Dylan Scott and Carly Ward, who reached on a double and single, respectively, earlier in the frame.

After a single from Kennedy Brown and a botched fielder's choice during Kyla Harley's at bat, Ava Scott cleared the bases with a double to left center, scoring Hustey, Brown and Harley to make it 5-0. On her Senior Day, Alli Robinson capped the scoring at 6-0 by blasting one up the middle to score Ava Scott from second.

In the circle, Ashtyn Green tossed her second shutout in as many days, allowing no runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and no walks. For the weekend, Green threw 13.0 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, no walks, an opponent's batting average of just .208 and a WHIP of 0.76.

Hustey was the only Skyhawk to tally multiple hits in the game, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run. Meanwhile, with her double in the second, Dylan Scott extended her current hitting streak to a team-best seven games.

EASTERN ILLINOIS 5, SIUE 4 (10)
SIUE 10, EASTERN ILLINOIS 2 (6)
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois and SIUE softball split their Sunday doubleheader which following the weekend had the Panthers with a one-game lead in the OVC standings heading into the final week of the conference regular season.
 
EIU won the opener 5-4 in ten innings with SIUE bouncing back to win 10-2 in six innings in the second game.
 
EIU heads into the final week of the regular season at 27-19 overall, 18-5 in the OVC.  SIUE is also 27-19 overall, one game back in the OVC race at 17-6 overall.
 
In the opener Abbi Hatton drove home Morgan Hance with a walk-off single that scored Hance from second giving EIU the 5-4 extra inning win.
 
Hance led off the 10th with a single up the middle.  She moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Sophia Olman before Hatton laced a ball up the middle bringing Hance home to score the game winner.
 
McKenzie Oslanzi (16-11) pitched six innings of three hit relief allowing one unearned run in the top of the seventh to pick up the win.  Oslanzi had nine strikeouts in the win.
 
EIU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the game with two runs in the second.  Hatton drove in the first run with an RBI double followed by Sophie Cerveny's ground out RBI.  Hatton was 2-for-3 in the game, one of three Panthers with two hits.
 
SIUE tied the game with a single run in the third and fourth innings before taking a 3-2 lead in the fifth with leadoff home run by Lauryn Yslava. 
 
The Panthers tied the game in the fifth on a bases loaded walk to Karson Davey and took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on an infield single by Abbey Crain, one of two hits for Crain.  Davey was the other Panther with two hits in the win.
 
SIUE took advantage of a two-out error in the top of the seventh to knot the game at 4-4 and force extra innings.  Kaylynn Salyars and Anna Henderson had two hits each to lead SIUE.  McKayla Anderson (5-8) took the loss pitching four innings of relief.
 
In the second game, SIUE took advantage of several EIU errors to blow open the game early during a 10-2 win in six innings.
 
Both teams scored in the opening inning with Anna Henderson delivering an RBI single to plate the Cougars first run.  EIU answered with its two runs in the bottom of the first.  Alisha Frederick had an RBI single and Briana Gonzalez delivered a sacrifice fly.
 
In the opening inning Kiana Villa (6-0) entered for starter Avery Arwood and closed out the game with 5.2 innings of scoreless relief.   Frederick, Karson Davey and Abbey Crain each had two hits for EIU in the second game.
 
In the second SIUE took advantage of what would turn out to be five errors by EIU resulting in a total of seven unearned runs in the game.  Five of those came in the second as the inning was extended by an error.  Kaylynn Salyars had a two-run double in the inning and Anna Henderson closed the scoring in the inning with a two-run home run.
 
McKenzie Oslanzi (16-12) took the loss for EIU allowing just one earned run.  Karlie McKenzie and Bryanna French closed out the contest.
 
SIUE added a run in the third, two in the fourth and one more in the sixth for the run rule win.  Madison Kearns had the big hit in the fourth with a two-run single as she went 4-for-4 in the game.  Anna Henderson was 3-for-4 at the plate.