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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball swept a pair of non-conference games from Northwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday
at Fleharty Family Field. The Tigers won by scores of 2-1 and 4-2 to improve to 18-6 overall for the season. The Rangers fell to 6-18 overall. FHSU ran its overall win streak to seven games, all in non-conference play.
Game 1: Fort Hays State 2, Northwestern Oklahoma State 1
Savanah Egger dominated in her second-straight appearance at home this week, holding Northwestern Oklahoma State to just one hit and a pair of walks. She struck out five on her way to a complete-game win, moving to 8-4 overall on the season. Her only blemish in the run column was a runner who reached base by error in the fourth inning.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the third inning with an RBI single from Regan Curry and RBI double by Lilly Mohr. The Rangers got the one run back in the top of the fourth, but Egger shut them in the final three innings by retiring the final nine batters she faced. Egger also retired the side in order in the second and third innings. The one hit was Egger's fewest allowed in a game so far this season. Mohr led the Tigers with two hits in the game.
Chloe Brown threw a complete game for the Rangers, striking out five and allowing six hits. She moved to 3-8 on the season.
Game 2: Fort Hays State 4, Northwestern Oklahoma State 2
Fort Hays State jumped out to a 3-0 lead through two innings and held on once again to complete the sweep of NWOSU. Jules Bosco led off with a double in the first and Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson followed with an RBI triple to straight-away center field. Madison Pierce brought her home with an RBI groundout to the right side. In the second, Bosco drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
The score remained 3-0 all the way until the sixth when NWOSU had a single and then two-run home run by Rachel Sherwood to trim the lead to one. However, the Tigers responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double by Lexi Mohr. Mohr and Bosco led the Tigers with two hits each.
Morgan Schmidt threw a complete game for the Tigers, recording six strikeouts with no walks allowed. She scattered six hits. Kathryn Jones took the loss in a complete game for NWOSU, allowing four runs on seven hits with one strikeout.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to conference play on Friday when they play host to Northwest Missouri State. The doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.