HILLSBORO, Kan. -
The Tabor College Softball Team swept visiting McPherson College
in a double-header behind the strength of two come-from-behind victories
Thursday.
Tabor
(2-4 KCAC, 10-14 Overall) will travel to Rogers
State University
in Tulsa, Okla.,
to compete in the Boarder Wars Tournament Friday and Saturday April 9-10, as
the Bluejays look to build upon their four-game winning streak.
In
game one on Saturday, Tabor fell behind early before coming from behind late to
take the lead and the game from the Bulldogs, 7-3.
McPherson
got on the board first with a run in each of the first two innings and tacked
on another run in the fourth inning to take an early 3-0 lead. Tabor got on the
board with a run in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 3-1, before exploding
in the sixth inning, scoring six runs to take a 7-3 lead and the game.
Senior
Ashley Cohlmia (Wichita, Kan.)
paced the Bluejays attack as she went 3-3 from the plate with a run scored,
while sophomore Janelle Medrano (Edcouch-elsa, Texas) and freshman Jessika Guderyon (Houston, Texas)
each added a hit and two RBI's apiece.
Freshman
Roxanne Rodriguez got the start and the win for the Bluejays as she pitched
seven innings allowing three runs on six hits while striking out 10.
In
game two, McPherson jumped on Tabor early before the Bluejays rallied to take
the lead and hold on for the 5-4 victory.
The
Bulldogs used a two-run first inning to get on track and held the lead for much
of the game. Tabor would tie the score up at two apiece in the fifth inning and
took the lead with three runs in the sixth inning. Leading 5-2 heading into the
seventh inning, McPherson would load the bases and score two in the inning to
pull within one at 5-4. With a runner on third and two outs Rodriguez
struck-out the final batter to secure the win and the sweep for the Bluejays.
Rodriquez
led the Bluejays offensively as she went 2-4 from the plate with two runs
scored. Guderyon and freshman Taylor Funk (Wichita, Kan.)
also had big night's offensively for the Bluejays as they each chipped in with
two RBI's apiece.
Rodriguez
got the start and the win for the Bluejays as she pitched seven innings
allowing three earned runs on three hits while striking out 11.