Eastern Illinois split games on its second day of action at the Troy Cardinal Classic with a hard luck 2-0 loss to Western Kentucky in the opener before a 10-0 win over Alabama State in five innings in the second game.
EIU stands at 3-6 on the season.
WESTERN KENTUCKY 2, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
McKenzie Oslanzi had her best outing of the season in the circle as she carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning against Western Kentucky only to end up on the short end of a 2-0 decision to the Hilltoppers.
Kendle White broke through leading off the sixth with a single up the middle. She moved to second on a bunt and came home to score on a single by Morgan Sharpe.
WKU strung together three more singles in the top of the seventh to manufacture their second run on an RBI single by Kennedy Stinson in a pinch-hitting role. No WKU batters had more than one hit against Oslanzi who fell to 1-3 on the season.
EIU put the games first runner in scoring position in the fourth on a single by
Karson Davey who then moved to second on a walk to
Briana Gonzalez. WKU's pitching staff worked out of that jam.
They would also work out of a jam in the sixth as
Kendall Grover led off with a single and eventually moved to third with two outs in the inning. EIU was unable to get the big game tying hit. Grover was 2-for-3 at the plate as EIU had five total hits.
Erica Houge (1-2) picked up the win in relief with Maddy Wood collecting the save for WKU (4-4).
EASTERN ILLINOIS 10, ALABAMA STATE 0 (5 inn.)
In the Panthers second game of the day, EIU exploded for four runs in the second and four runs in the third as they picked up a 10-0 win over Alabama State in five innings.
Abbey Crain had the big hit in the second inning driving in two runs with a double to left.
Morgan Hance and
Kendall Grover drove in the other two runs in the inning for EIU.
Abbi Hatton led off the third inning with a double for the Panthers eventually coming around to score.
Briana Gonzalez and
Sophie Cerveny drove in runs in the inning.
Crain, Grover and Cerveny all finished with two hits to lead the Panthers.
In the circle
Karlie McKenzie (1-2) tossed a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts allowing just one walk.
Brooke Ramsey opened the game with a hit and Leah Richardson had a single in the fourth for the Hornets.
Kaitlyn Hill (0-3) took the loss for ASU as they fell to 0-8 on the year.
