St. Louis, Mo 3/13/2024- The Westminster College softball team traveled to St. Louis, Missouri for a midweek non-conference doubleheader against Harris-Stowe State University on Wednesday. The Blue Jays would win game one 17-3 after scoring 5 runs in the top of the 4th and 7 runs in the top of the 7th. Westminster would complete the sweep by winning game 2, 7-0. This would be the Blue Jays' first wins of the season and improved to 2-10 on the year.  

Game One: Box Score 

• The Blue Jay bats were hot, scoring a season-high 17 runs in the game. The Blue Jays would score early and often, putting up 1 run in the top of the 2nd and 2 runs in the top of the 3rd. They would plate 5 runs in the top of the 4th to go up 8-0. Westminster made it 10-0 in the top of the 2nd before the Hornets scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th to keep the game alive. In the top of the 7th, the Blue Jays scored 7 runs in the inning to win the game 17-3. 

• Haley Miller got the start on the mound, and she pitched 6 innings, giving up 1 hit and striking out 15 batters. Miller improves to 1-2 on the season. 

Inside the Box Score: 

Haylee Chandler: 2-4, 1HR, 2 RBIs, 1 R, 1 BB. 1st career home run. 

Emily Esquivel: 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBIs, 3 R, 1 BB 

Felicity Kirby: 2-2, 1 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB 

Game Two: Box Score 

• Westminster would keep rolling on offense into game two. Emily Esquivel got things started with a leadoff single to center field. Madelynn Kordik moved Esquivel up with a sacrifice bunt. Eva Gannon smacked an RBI single to right field to score Esquivel and put the Blue Jays on top 1-0. 

• The Blue Jays plated 2 runs in the top of the 4th inning after Maddie Marrero and Emily Esquivel hit back-to-back RBI singles to score Kendall Weber and Mia Turner to make it 3-0. 

• Ellie Bedsworth smashed a 2-run home run to left field, the first home run of her career to put Westminster up 5-0. 

• Bedsworth would deliver again in the top of the 7th to score two more runs and secure the 7-0 win. 

• Payton Dudenhoeffer started the game and pitched all 7 innings. She gave up 2 hits, 2 walks and struck out 2 batters. She improves to 1-4 on the season. 

Inside the Box Score: 

Ellie Bedsworth: 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R 

Eva Gannon: 3-4, 1 RBI, 1 R 

Madelynn Kordik: 2-3, 1 R, 1 SAC 

Mia Turner: 1-3, 1 R, 1st career hit 

Westminster will be back in action this weekend when they host the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy for a Saturday doubleheader on March 16th. The first game at Blue Jay Field in Fulton is scheduled for 12:00 pm.