EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Lady Jackets came up with two runs in the seventh inning to edge Davenport, 3-2, in the final game of the Blue Bridge Battle.
McKendree outlasted Cedarville 10-8 in eight innings in the first contest of the day at the Deaconess Sports Park.
Trailing 2-1 in the nightcap, the Jackets struck for two runs after the first batter was retired in the seventh inning.
Mariah Wallace reached on an error and
Sophia Hevel came in as a pinch runner.
Kaley Clark delivered an RBI double, moved to third on
Camryn Taktak's infield single, and came home with a go ahead run on a wild pitch.Â
Winning pitcher
Emily Blake, 1-1, allowed two earned run in six innings.
Adaline Ziehmer pitched the seventh to get the save for the Jackets, 3-5 overall.
The opener was a rematch against a McKendree club that hammered CU 18-0 in the first game of the season eight days earlier.
The Jackets erased a 6-0 deficit to force extra innings, but came up short. Wallace hammered a grand slam while
Dana Bertke added three hits including a double and two runs scored.
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