Box Score: Metro State 11 U-Mary 10

Box Score: Notre Dame de Namur 5 U-Mary 4

Box Score: U-Mary 5 Chadron State 3

February 12, 2012
 
Las Vegas, NV – Sami Antolin drove in four runs and Brooke Hageness three for the University of Mary but the Marauders were stunned by a three-run seventh inning rally in an 11-10 loss to Metro State College. A loss in the final game of the Desert Stinger leaves U-Mary with a 3-2 record in the Las Vegas-based tournament.
 
The Marauders opened the scoring with four runs in the second inning, highlighted by a two run double by Hageness. The Roadrunners immediately responded with four of their own in the bottom of the inning.
 
Four walks and two errors led to three U-Mary runs in the third and a ground out by Desiree Smith scored another Marauders in the fourth. The Marauders hit double digits when Antolin blasted a two-run home run in the fifth.
 
Metro State kept within striking distance, plating a run in the third, two in the fourth and another single run in the fifth.
 
In position to pick up the win with a 10-8 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, the game suddenly took a bad turn for the Marauders when Metro State hit back to back home runs to lead off the inning and tie the game. After the next two batters reached base on a hit by pitch and a walk, U-Mary starting pitcher Erin Keen returned to pitch and retired the next two hitters. With two outs and runners on second and third, the game would end on a passed ball, scoring with winning run for Metro State.
 
Antolin had two hits, scored two runs and drove in four. Hageness had one hit, scored once and drove in three. Jenna Button had a team-high three hits. Allison Brown and Melissa Gonzalez both scored twice.
 
The Marauders are 3-2 this season and return to the diamond February 26 against Flagler College on the squad's spring trip to Clermont, FL.
 
LATE SATURDAY RESULTS (February 11, 2012)

GAME ONE: Notre Dame de Namur 5 U-Mary 4
Jessica Alvarado and Desi Smith each had two hits for the University of Mary but a four-run sixth inning for Notre Dame de Namur led the Argonauts to a 5-4 win over the Marauders.
 
The Marauders scored two unearned runs in the top of the sixth to take a 2-1 lead. After singles by Smith and Allison Brown, the Argonauts committed an error to score Smith and a wild pitch sent home Brown.
 
U-Mary had its own issues in the bottom of the inning. Marauders pitchers hit three batters, issued a walk and allowed two hits. The big blow was a two-run double by Meggan Craviotto, who ended the day with three hits and three RBI.
 
Singles by Jenna Button and Alvarado opened the seventh inning and both would score on one out singles by Smith and Brittney Hadley. The Argonauts would retire the next two Marauders and U-Mary suffered its first loss of the season.
 
Making her first collegiate start, freshman Erin Keen struck out five and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.
 
GAME TWO: U-Mary 5 Chadron State 3
Emily Sinclair scattered 10 hits and struck out five in pitching a complete game win in the Marauders 5-3 victory over the Eagles of Chadron State College.
 
Trailing 2-0, the Marauders evened the game in the fifth inning. Desiree Smith and Brittney Hadley hit back to back one out singles. Allison Brown followed with a run-scoring single and Melissa Gonzalez evened the game with a sacrifice fly.
 
Eagles miscues in the sixth led the Marauders to the win. Calie Brown led off with a single and Tricia Clarke reentered to run. Brooke Hageness followed with a single and a throwing error by the CSC shortstop allowed Clarke to score the go-ahead run. Alvarado would walk and Alexandra Medina singled. A throwing error by the left fielder allowed both Hageness and Alvarado to score.
 
CSC hit two doubles and a single in the seventh but Sinclair allowed just one run in the inning to preserve the U-Mary win.
 
Hageness led the Marauders with two hits and a walk.
 
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