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GAME 1 BOX SCORE
GAME 2 BOX SCORE
TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball moved to 4-4 overall on the season by splitting its day of competition at the Washburn Invitational. The Tigers scored a walk-off win in nine innings over Rockhurst by a score of 3-2 before falling by one in a 9-8 decision to Wayne State (Neb.). Savanah Egger had a complete game and career-high 14 strikeouts in the win over Rockhurst.
Fort Hays State 3, Rockhurst 2 (9 inn.)
The first contest of the day was a pitcher's duel between Savanah Egger of FHSU and Madeline McCall of Rockhurst. The teams played to a scoreless tie through seven innings, so the international tiebreaking format began in the eighth. Each team scored a run in the eighth and then FHSU had a two-out rally in the ninth to flip a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 win.
Egger reached a career-high 12 strikeouts four times at FHSU prior to Sunday, including once against Rockhurst back in 2023. However, with the pair of extra innings, she pushed her career high to 14 after recording 11 through seven. She struck out two in an inning five times throughout the contest.
After the Hawks pushed across their runner on second base to start the eighth, FHSU pushed its run across on a two-out single by Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson, which extended the game another inning. In the ninth, the Hawks brought home their run on a double, but the Tigers had more two-out magic in the bottom half when Regan Curry and Lexi Mohr delivered back-to-back RBI singles to win the game.
Wayne State (Neb.) 9, Fort Hays State 8
The Tigers never led in their second contest of the day, falling down 6-1 early before chipping away and nearly catching the Wildcats at the end. FHSU trailed 9-4 going into the seventh and produced a four-run rally that ended just short of either tying the game or taking the lead. Wayne State held on for a 9-8 win.
The Tigers had five RBIs in the game, including two from Madison Pierce and Lexi Mohr and one from Regan Curry. Two Tiger runs were scored on wild pitches and one on a passed ball. Pierce finished 2-for-2 at the plate and scored three runs. Taylor Fitzgerald also had two hits in the game.
The Wildcats had five different players record a multi-hit game. Leah Chance was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. FHSU had four different pitchers appear, starting with Morgan Schmidt (1.2 IP) followed by Korryn Johnson (1.1 IP), Kylie Caspersen (2.1 IP), and Myah Wolfe (0.2 IP). Schmidt took the loss with five runs allowed.
Kennadi Borngrebe picked up the win in relief for Wayne State. She allowed four runs (three earned) over 3.0 innings. Sami Felt got the final out with the Tigers rallying to pick up a save.
UP NEXT
Fort Hays State plays back-to-back on Monday with games at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. against Minnesota Crookston and Maryville.