QUINCY, Ill. – Quincy dropped both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Rockhurst at the Mart Heinen Softball Complex, falling 13-2 in five innings in game one before an 8-0 loss in six innings in game two. The Hawks were limited to just four total hits across the two contests as Rockhurst used early offense in both games to secure the sweep.
Game 1: Rockhurst 13, Quincy 2 (5 innings)
Rockhurst wasted no time getting on the board in the opening inning. After a walk and a single put two runners aboard, a hit by pitch forced in the first run of the game before a grand slam gave the visitors a quick 5-0 advantage.
The Hawks answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Casey Fronheiser was hit by a pitch and
Haleigh Winter followed with a single for her first career multi-hit game. After
Kenzie Moss reached on an error to load the bases,
Kaidence Dumas doubled to center field to bring home Fronheiser and Winter and cut the deficit to 5-2.
Rockhurst added three more runs in the second inning on an RBI double and a two-run homer to extend the lead to 8-2. Quincy was unable to answer as the Hawks were held scoreless in the second and third innings.
The visitors pushed the lead to 11-2 in the fourth inning with a solo home run, an unearned run after an error, and an RBI double. Rockhurst added two more in the fifth on another solo homer and a sacrifice fly to cap the scoring.
Winter went 1-for-1 with a run scored in game one, while Dumas accounted for both Quincy runs with her two-run double and Fronheiser also scored in the loss. Uhles provided 3.1 innings of relief after entering in the second inning.
Game 2: Rockhurst 8, Quincy 0 (6 innings)
Game two started much the same way as Rockhurst scored twice in the first inning, aided by an error, before back-to-back home runs in the second inning pushed the lead to 5-0. Quincy threatened in the third when
Makala Koozer singled and
Haleigh Winter doubled to left field, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but the Hawks were unable to come through with the big hit.
Rockhurst added two more runs in the fifth inning after another Quincy error and an RBI single before a solo homer in the sixth made it 8-0. The Hawks managed just two hits in the loss, one from Koozer and one from Winter. Winter finished 1-for-3 with a double, while Koozer went 1-for-2 with a walk.
Haley Martin took the loss, but
Kaidence Dumas tossed a scoreless sixth inning in relief.
The Hawks will be back in action tomorrow at new times of 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM against Southwest Baptist at home.
