Behind strong pitching performances, the Kansas softball team remained unbeaten in its season-opening weekend. The Jayhawks beat Savannah State, 16-1, and topped Stetson, 4-0, on Saturday in Deland, Fla.
Sophomore pitcher Alexis Reid threw a complete-game shutout against Stetson, helping the Jayhawks improve their record to 4-0.
In the win over Savannah State, junior Jessie Roane hit three home runs and had seven RBIs.
Savannah 100 0 0 — 1 2 2
Kansas 114 (10)x — 16 12 0
W – Mandy Roberts, 1-0. L – Faith Dickerson, 0-2.
2B – Brianna Harris, SV; Lily Behrmann, Harli Ridling, Courtney Taylor, Becki Monaghan, KU. HR – Jessie Roane (3), Brittani Reid.
KU highlights – Roane, 3-for-4, 3 runs, 7 RBI; Roberts, 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K; Behrmann, 1-for-1, 2 walks, run, RBI; Taylor, 3-for-3, 2 runs; Reid, 1-for-1, run, 3 RBI; Monaghan, 1-for-1, run, 2 RBI, walk.
Kansas 000 130 0 — 4 6 1
Stetson 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
W – Alexis Reid, 2-0. L – Tori Perkins, 1-1.
2B – Mikayla Warren, KU.
KU highlights – Reid, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K; Lily Behrmann, 1-for-3, run, RBI, walk; Becki Monaghan, 2-for-3, run; Warren, 1-for-3, run, 2 RBI.
Carbondale, Ill. ? Kansas University banged out 16 hits on the day en route to a pair of college softball victories to conclude the Coach B Classic on Sunday.
KU beat Eastern Illinois, 7-1, early Sunday, then hammered Southern Illinois, 10-4, later to give coach Megan Smith her 200th career victory.
In the first game, Chaley Brickey, Daniella Chavez and Taylor Dodson each had two hits, and Andie Formby (4-1) allowed just one run off three hits over the full seven innings.
Against the Salukis (8-7), Jessie Roane went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Monique Wesley (3-0) won.
Kansas (11-8) will host the Jayhawk Invitational, Friday through Sunday at Arrocha Ballpark.
Kansas 7, Eastern Illinois 1
Eastern Illinois 100 000 0 — 3 0
Kansas 204 010 x — 7 8 0
W — Andie Formby, 4-0. L — Michelle Rogers.
2B — Chaley Brickey, KU. HR — Daniella Chavez, Taylor Dodson, KU.
Kansas highlights — Formby 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K; Brickey 2-for-3, 3 R; Chavez 2-for-2, R, 4 RBIs; Dodson 2-for-2, R, 3 RBIs.
Kansas 10, So. Illinois 4
Kansas 000 433 0 — 10 8 0
Southern Illinois 000 004 0 — 4 7 3
W — Monique Wesley, 3-0. L — Svanna Dover, 2-5.
2B — Jessie Roane, KU; Eyrika Brandburg, Shaye Harre, SIU. HR — Kelsey Gonzalez, SIU.
Kansas highlights — Formby 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K; Roane 2-for-4, 3 RBIs; Brickey 1-for-3, 3 R.
Maddie Stein tied Kansas University softball’s career RBI record, and the Jayhawks won two games in the Rock Chalk Challenge on Friday at Arrocha Ballpark.
The Jayhawks (27-2) scored 10 runs in the first inning of a 13-2 victory over Eastern Michigan, and Alicia Pille ran her record to 16-0 in a 5-2 triumph over UMKC.
Stein drove in two runs against UMKC to bring her career RBI total to 140, tying her with Maggie Hull-Teitz for KU’s all-time record.
“Maddie is consistent and steady for us,” KU coach Megan Smith said. “When she comes up, she’s going to do something and she’s been that way since the day she walked on campus. She is very confident in herself, she hits the ball well and has quality at-bats. It’s going to be exciting when she breaks that record because a great Jayhawk broke that record just a couple years ago and Maddie is another great Jayhawk. It’s going to be fun to be a part of that.”
Pille retired the first 10 batters against UMKC.
Sophomore Lily Behrmann tagged a first-inning grand slam in KU’s victory over Eastern Michigan.
“Lily’s a pesky hitter. She has potential to hit for power, she can lay down a bunt and beat it out,” Smith said.
KU will meet Georgia State at 1 p.m. today at Arrocha Ballpark.
Kansas 13, E. Michigan 2
E. Michigan 200 00 — 2 3 0
Kansas (10)03 3x — 13 9 1
W — Bryn Houlton (3-1). L — Lindsay Rich (5-9).
2B — Rich, EM; Chaley Brickey, KU. HR — Lily Behrmann, KU.
KU highlights — Brickey 2-for-3, run; Daniella Chavez 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, run; Behrmann 1-for-2, 4 RBIs, 2 runs; Chanin Naudin 1-for-3, RBI, run; Jessie Roane 1-for-2, RBI, run; Briana Evans 1-for-1, RBI, 3 runs.
Kansas 5, UMKC 2
UMKC 000 011 0 — 2 5 2
Kansas 103 001 x — 5 5 0
W — Alicia Pille (16-0). L — Katie Kelley (5-7).
2B — Cinda Ramos, UMKC. HR — Jessie Roane, KU.
KU highlights — Maddie Stein 1-for-2, 2 RBIs; Roane 1-for-3, RBI, run; Briana Evans 1-for-3, 2 runs; Pille struck out 7 in 7 innings.