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2016 SB Seniors
1
Southeast Missouri SEMO 15-33
6
Winner Eastern Illinois EIU 23-25
Southeast Missouri SEMO
15-33
1
Final
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Eastern Illinois EIU
23-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southeast Missouri SEMO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Eastern Illinois EIU 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 6 11 0

W: Wireman, Jessica (17-17) L: THOGMARTIN, Haley (9-10)

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Winner Southeast Missouri SEMO 16-33
1
Eastern Illinois EIU 23-26
Winner
Southeast Missouri SEMO
16-33
4
Final
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Eastern Illinois EIU
23-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southeast Missouri SEMO 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 5 0
Eastern Illinois EIU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1

W: KRUMREY, Madeline (6-14) L: Rogers, Michelle (6-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Earns Split On Senior Day

EIU Softball closed out their regular season with a doubleheader split against SEMO Sunday afternoon.

Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score

CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois softball split Sunday's doubleheader against Southeast Missouri to close out their 2016 regular season. The Panthers opened senior day with a stellar 6-1 victory over the Redhawks before falling in the late game 4-1 to SEMO.

With the split the Panthers close out the season with a 23-26 overall record while going 17-8 in the OVC. Southeast Missouri finishes the year at 16-33 and 10-17 in the conference.

Kylie Bennett had a massive performance for EIU finishing the day 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBIs, two runs scored, one double, and two home runs. With her two home runs, Bennett now holds the EIU single-season record for home runs with a total of 11 this year.

Both Jessica Wireman and Michelle Rogers recorded complete games on the mound for EIU, but Wireman picked up the win in game one to improve to 17-17 on the season. Wireman allowed only one run in her seven innings pitched while striking out four batters.

SEMO opened up the scoring in game one on Sunday afternoon as Danielle Turner hit a solo shot over the center field wall in the top of the second inning to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead. 

The Panthers answered back in a wild bottom of the second inning as Bennett hit a lead-off double to left center field. A single up the middle from Amber Toenyes put runners on the corners for the Panthers as both Taylor Monahan and Amber Matchett came in to pinch run for Bennett and Toenyes respectively. After stealing second base, Matchett managed to advance to third base as Monahan was caught off third base threatening to steal home. Andrea Roberts managed to get runners back on the corners after being walked in the next at-bat. Roberts was subsequently caught in a rundown trying to steal second, allowing Matchett to cross home plate safely during the confusion and tie the game 1-1.

EIU gained the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Katie Watson legged out her first career triple with a shot down the right field line. Bennett brought her around to score on the next at-bat as she crushed a two-run home run over the right field wall to make it 3-1.

Bennett hit her record breaking home run in the bottom of the sixth inning with another shot over the right field wall to extend EIU's lead to 4-1. The Panthers kept up the hitting after the home run with a double from April Markowski followed by a single up the middle from Toenyes to put runners on the corners. After Toenyes was caught off the bag for the second out of the inning, Roberts stepped up to the plate drilling a single through the left side to score Markowski and give EIU a 5-1 lead. Mady Poulter advanced Roberts to third base with a single to right field on the next at-bat. Roberts eventually came around to score thanks to a pass ball from SEMO's pitcher to earn the final run of the game and give the Panthers the 6-1 victory.

Bennett was  a perfect 3-for-3 in game one for EIU with three RBI's, two runs scored, a double, and two home runs. Markowski, Toenyes, and Poulter all finished the first game 2-for-3 at the plate.

It was a different story in game two for the Panthers as it looked to be a more defensive showdown between the two teams. It wasn't until the fourth inning when SEMO would break the 0-0 deadlock.

The Redhawks' Turner opened the inning reaching first safely by drawing a walk before eventually advancing to second on a passed ball. Turner came around to score on the next at-bat as Abby Tillotson singled through the right side to give SEMO a 1-0 lead. Haylee Krack earned a pass to first pass on the next at-bat after being hit by the pitch only to advance to second during the next at-bat off EIU's second pass ball of the inning. With runner's on second and third base and no outs the Panthers looked to halt the Redhawks' scoring. Tillotson was thrown out at home as Brittany Stevens reached first on the fielder's choice. Darby Pruett stepped up to the plate and smashed a double to deep left center to score Krack from third base, but Jennette Isaac and Watson managed to keep Stevens from adding another run with a great throw-out from left field. EIU managed to make it out of the inning only trailing SEMO 2-0.

SEMO got back their lost run in the top of the fifth as Harli Wheeler opened the inning with an infield single. Wheeler went on to steal second and advance to third as Savannah Carpenter flied out to right field. Wheeler would eventually cross home plate following a single from Tillotson through the left side to give SEMO a 3-0 lead.

The Panthers pulled one back in the bottom of the inning as Toenyes singled through the right side to lead off the fifth for EIU. Monahan once again came into pinch run eventually advancing all the way to third base as Ashlynne Paul singled to right field. Poulter grounded into a double play on the next at-bat but still managed to score Monahan from third despite the double play to make it 3-1.

Southeast Missouri regained their three-run lead in the following inning as Wheeler hit an RBI double to left center field to give the Redhawks a 4-1 lead. That would prove to be the final run of the day as SEMO went on to win game two 4-1.

EIU's season is not over yet as they head to Alabama next week to play in the OVC Championship Tournament.
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