Missouri
#11 Washington
Missouri Falls by Two to No. 11 Washington
3/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 11, 2007
Tempe, Ariz. - Closing out its final game of the Pac 10/Big 12 Challenge, the Missouri softball team (17-13) suffered a 6-4 loss to 11th-ranked Washington (18-4) at Farrington Stadium on the campus of Arizona State. Junior Amanda Renth (Mascoutah, Ill.) pulled the Tigers within two runs of the Huskies, with her fifth inning two RBI home run to left center, but Missouri was unable to capitalize on any of its remaining at bats.
Coming off of a loss to No. 3 Arizona State in which Missouri was held to only one hit, the Tigers came through with four hits on the day, two of which were home runs. In addition to Renth's 16th career knock, sophomore shortstop Andee Allen (Windsor, Mo.) crushed her first home run of the campaign in the top of the third inning.
Leadoff batter Leanne Bowers (Arnold, Mo.) finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate, scoring two of Missouri's four runs.
Freshman pitcher Jana Hainey (Raymore, Mo.) was credited with the morning loss and falls to 3-6 on the season. Throwing 3.1 innings of work, Hainey sat down three Washington batters and now owns a team high 39 strikeouts on the season.
Missouri returns home to host North Dakota State in a Wednesday, March 14 doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. (CT) on University Field.
