@MizzouSoftball Posts Two Shutout Wins Wednesday at Western Illinois

Wednesday, April 25

Macomb, Ill.

3 pm

University of Missouri

25-24

Western Illinois

16-24

Missouri

Western Illinois

@MizzouSoftball Posts Two Shutout Wins Wednesday at Western Illinois

4/25/2018 8:28:00 PM | Softball

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Tigers tally back to back shutout victories for first time this season

MACOMB, Ill. – Mizzou Softball (26-24) took care of business Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep at Western Illinois. The Tiger pitching staff stole the show, recording consecutive shutouts in the circle against the Leathernecks.

Mizzou produced back to back shutout wins for the first time this season. Overall, it marked the Tigers' first consecutive shutout triumphs since last year, as it claimed a doubleheader sweep over Iowa inside Mizzou Softball Stadium (March 15, 2017).

#ShowMe Top Performers (Game 1)

Lauren Rice: (W) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Danielle Baumgartner: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
Cayla Kessinger: 4-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Trenity Edwards: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

#ShowMe Top Performers (Game 2)

Madi Norman: (W) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K
Braxton Burnside: 2-3, R, HR, RBI
Amanda Sanchez: 1-2, 2B, RBI
Regan Nash: 1-4, R, 2B, SB

Hear From Coach Fogue

On Wednesday's shutout victories…
"Tip of the cap to our pitching staff today. We came out and executed all day long. Lauren (Rice), Danielle (Baumgartner) and Madi (Norman) all did a great job for us. In game one, our bats got real hot as it went along. We saw production from a lot of people and Cayla (Kessinger) really had two big hits to jump start things. We have some big nonconference matchups still to go and need to carry this momentum going forward."

#MIZ Takeaways

After being held scoreless for the opening three innings in game one, Kessinger got things going for the Tiger bats with a solo home run in the fourth. Her RBI single in the fifth inning made it a 2-0 Mizzou advantage, jump-starting the team's eventual five-run outburst in the sixth.
Kessinger's perfect 4-for-4 and 3 RBI performance in the doubleheader opener marked new single-game career-highs in hits and RBI.
The Saugus, California, native was locked in throughout Wednesday's action, hitting .800 (4-for-5) with 2 R, HR and 3 RBI. She safely reached base in six of her seven plate appearances (four hits, two walks).
Brooke Wilmes joined Kessinger with a multi-hit showing of her own in game one. It marked Wilmes' 10th multi-hit effort this season, becoming one of five Tigers with double-digit multi-hit games on the year.
Edwards' two-run double in the sixth inning marked the fourth multi-RBI performance in her past six games played.
After going hitless in game two, Edwards saw her season-high seven-game hitting streak come to a close. Over that stretch, the Moore, Oklahoma, native hit .412 (7-for-17) with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Norman stole the show for the Tigers in game two, as she produced her second complete game shutout this season. The Tipton, Missouri, native earned her eighth win this year, resetting her single-season career-high in the category.
As a part of Mizzou's five-run sixth inning in game one, Abby George picked up her first career RBI after shooting a single up the middle.

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