The Screaming Eagles (15-20, 12-14 GLVC) lost the opener, 4-1, before falling in game two, 6-3.
Freshman outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana) led the Eagles at the plate, going a combined 5-of-6 with a pair of runs scored on the afternoon.
Game 1: UMSL 4, USI 1
Missouri-St. Louis (19-21, 14-12 GLVC) used a three-run first inning and a solo home run in the sixth to earn the 4-1 victory. The Tritons capitalized on a one-out error to score its three-runs in the top of the first inning.
The Eagles, who had eight hits in the contest, got onto the scoreboard in the home half of the fifth inning as a lead-off single by junior catcher Courtney Schoolcraft (Crest Hill, Illinois) was converted into a run on an RBI-single by senior outfielder Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) later in the frame.
The Tritons, however, quickly took the momentum away from the Eagles in the top of the sixth as sophomore shortstop McKenzie Lamos hit a lead-off home run over the centerfield fence to put the Tritons back up by three runs.
Goodin (8-7) was charged with the loss after giving up four runs, one earned, off eight hits in 6.2 innings of work. She struck out six batters and issued one walk.
Game 2: UMSL 6, USI 3
Missouri-St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, one in the second, one in the third and two more in the fifth as it completed the doubleheader sweep with a 6-3 win in the nightcap.
The Eagles countered the Tritons’ two-run first with a tally in the home half of the first inning when sophomore catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana) drove in a run with a single.
USI tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning as junior pitcher Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) led the inning off with a solo home run. Goodin drove in a run later in the inning to cut the Tritons’ lead to 6-3.
The Eagles had numerous scoring opportunities throughout the contest, but USI left 12 runners on base and stranded the bases loaded in both the first and fifth frames.
Back (6-9) was charged with the loss after giving up four runs off six hits in two innings of work.
Up next
USI finishes the regular season Saturday at noon when it hosts Lindenwood University for a GLVC doubleheader. Saturday’s games are Senior Day for USI, which will honor Webb following the conclusion of game two.
Notes
• USI is still mathematically alive for a berth in the GLVC Tournament, but Friday’s losses made it a lot harder for the Eagles to qualify.
• The Eagles will need to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader and get help with Lewis University and the University of Illinois Springfield this weekend if its is going to advance to the post-season.
