Rangers Split with the Lopers on the Road

Kearney, Neb.: After falling 6-2 to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, the Rangers came back to steal game two 11-3. Regis played Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney on Saturday.

In game one, taking advantage of a Ranger error, Kearney crossed the first run over the plate in the bottom of the second inning. After a scoreless third inning, Regis came back to tie the game in the top of the fourth when freshman Nikki Haberkorn homered. Haberkorn is leading the Rangers with nine homeruns so far this season.

As quickly as Regis tied the game, the Lopers regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth on three runs. All three runs were scored on Cassie Keck's homerun. Regis came back to score one more in the top of the sixth when freshman Cassie Long reached first on an infield single. Freshman Maegan Cooley was sacraficing Long over when a Loper error advanced Cooley to third and scored Long.

Going into the bottom of the sixth Regis was down 2-4. Kearney scored two more runs increasing their lead 2-6. The Rangers were unable to get any runs across in the seventh ending the game in the top of the inning in favor of Kearney.

Recording the loss for the Rangers was sophomore Bianca Holley who now falls to 9-8. Gaining the win for the Lopers was Ashley Guyle who is now 5-5.

After getting just two runners across the plate in game one, Regis was able to score 11 in game two. Kearney scored one run in the bottom of the first before neither team scored in the second. Regis tied the game at one in the top of the third when freshman Natalie Adami grounded out to the second baseman and scored sophomore Amber Aragon-Autobee from third.

The fourth went scoreless for both teams before Regis tacked six more runs onto their previous one in the top of the fifth. The Rangers tallied six hits on the inning with all hitters batting once and two batting twice. The hitters in lineup spots one through six all scored during the inning. They added one more run in the top of the sixth before the Lopers scored two in the bottom of the inning. Three more runs in the top of the seventh gave Regis an 11-3 lead. With Kearney unable to score in the bottom of the seventh, that lead turned into a victory for Regis.

Recording the win was Haberkorn who is now 11-5. Recording the loss for Kearney was Kirstie Hiatt who fell to 1-3.

The series will continue on Sunday with the first game set for 10:00 a.m.

Click here for game one boxscore.

Click here for game two boxscore.