2008 Woodie Awards
Maryville gets best of Gorloks
Webster loses doubleheader to conference rival, wins four in close contests
By: Rachael Horne
Issue date: 4/14/05 Section: Sports
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Webster, Maryville and Fontbonne Universities are all battling for top spots in conference standings. First, Webster had to face Harris Stowe State College on April 6 in a doubleheader.
Harris Stowe-State College
Home runs in both games proved to be the winning formula. In the first game the first two innings went quick. Three quick outs in each inning retired the first six batters for Webster.
"They had some top pitching," freshman Jessie-Jo Warner said. "We hadn't seen good pitching in a while, so it took us a while to adjust."
It wasn't until the fourth inning that Webster saw any scoring. Senior Natalie Vest led off the inning with a home run. Freshman Chrissy Engle singled as the next batter up to the plate. Sophomore Anne-Marie Denny pinch ran for Engle and then stole second. Warner then doubled and batted in Denny.
Two runs would be all the Gorloks needed as they held Harris-Stowe runless. Freshman Gail Vogt collected the win from the mound. She kept Harris-Stowe's batters to only three hits.
Game two started off a little differently, as Harris-Stowe scored two runs in the first inning. Webster didn't answer until inning four. Warner reached on an error by Harris-Stowe's left fielder. Sophomore Alana Hammonds hit a home run scoring Warner and tying the score at 2-2.
In inning six, Ashman led off with a single. Senior Jen McSheehy pinch ran for Ashman and stole second. She then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Vogt doubled, driving in McSheehy giving Webster their winning run. Harris-Stowe couldn't come up with any runs in the seventh and Webster came away with the win.
Maryville University
Next up for Webster were the Saints of Maryville on April 8. Webster lost both games in this match up of conference heavyweights.
The first three innings were uneventful and went fairly quickly. Maryville senior Marissa Essner hit a two-run homer in the fourth scoring two runs. A double by the Saints' senior Brianne Haas and then another double by freshman Katie Brockmeyer scored one more run. Webster couldn't answer and the game ended with the Saints on top at 3-0.