SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Lewis University softball team split its doubleheader against Drury in a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader Sunday.
TEAM RECORDS
Drury 25-25 overall, 13-11 GLVC | Lewis 32-17 overall, 14-10 GLVC
SUMMARY
GAME 1: Lewis 3, Drury 2
Kristen Graham (Mapleton, IL/Illini Bluffs High School) started the scoring after grounding out in the third which scored
Grace Erickson (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way Central).
Jalyn Powell (Tolono, IL/Unity) extended the lead to 2-0 after a RBI groundout, scoring
Gabi Nilles (North Aurora, IL/West Aurora).
Drury tied it in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run home run.
Lewis regained the lead the next inning after
Payton Wuske (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln-Way East) hit a sacrifice fly which scored Graham.
Sara Serena (Kankakee, IL/Kankakee) led Lewis with two hits.
Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) (14-6) recorded the victory in the circle, giving up four hits and allowing two runs, striking out three over seven innings of work.
Game 2: Drury 2, Lewis 1
Drury scored first in the bottom of the second inning to grab a 1-0 lead.
The Panthers doubled its lead the following inning to make it 2-0.
Lewis got a run back in the sixth inning after Powell singled up the middle which scored Graham.
Graham led the Flyers with two hits in the game.
Allie Wondrasek (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West High School) (10-5) suffered the loss after allowing and striking out 10.
UP NEXT
Lewis will travel to East Peoria, Ill. at Eastside Centre for the GLVC Tournament and take on No. 3 seed McKendree Thursday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m.