Reivers Sweep Cavaliers In the Blustery Bluffs
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | X | 13 | 10 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 2 |
COUNCIL BLUFFS - NJCAA No. 25 Iowa Western Softball swept Kankakee CC, 13-5 and 9-4 in a windy doubleheader at the Dr. John & Jean Marshall Complex on Thursday afternoon.
With wind gusts up to 41 mph, the visitors struck first with three runs to lead off the game. The Reivers (19-1) answered right back with five runs, including a two-run home run from Kiana LeDoux. Freshman Ruclaireth Tovar Rodríguez added a two-run home run in the second on a frozen rope to left field to make it 7-3.
After giving up a pair of runs to the Cavaliers in the third, Iowa Western broke the game open in the bottom of the frame, adding five more runs -all unearned after three straight throwing errors- to make it 12-5. A wild pitch with Kennedy Borud standing at third base in the bottom of the 4th gave the Reivers an eight-run cushion into the top of the 5th. Payton Smith came into relieve Saydee Plummer and struck out a pair to give Iowa Western the win.
Game two saw a fantastic game from Freshman Taylin Tabor. The shortstop would go 4-4 at the plate with a double, four runs, an RBI, and three stolen bases. Tabor upped her batting average to an NJCAA-leading .651 this season, minimum 10 games played.
Iowa Western would score two runs in the first and second innings, then a run in the third and fourth, and tacked on three in the fifth. Kankakee scored three runs in the fourth, and a solo shot from Brittyn Bailey in the sixth inning. Freshman left-handed pitcher Kyla Parker went 3.2 innings, giving up just three hits and striking out a pair. Freshman Logan Brown would come in to get the final out of the inning after the score was 5-3, Reivers. She would go the rest of the way, giving up just one run to earn her first save of the season.
Iowa Western will be back in action on Saturday at the Marshall Complex versus North Platte CC at 1:00 pm. Iowa Western fans are encouraged to bring their pups to the game! The softball team will be handing out free pup cups and free waste bag dispensers, courtesy of 89.7 The River.
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