Columbia Defeats UHSP in Game One of AMC Tournament

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College softball team took their first win of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Softball Tournament against the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (Mo.), 8-0 (5 inn.) on Tuesday morning.
 
Records:
Columbia: 29-10 (19-0 AMC)
Health Sciences and Pharmacy: 14-19 (7-11 AMC)
 
Game 1: (19) Columbia def. Health Sciences and Pharmacy, 8-0 (5 innings)
The Scoring:

• T2 (CC): A double, hit by Skyler Kauble, produced one run for the Cougars (CC 1, UHSP 0)
• T3 (CC): The Cougars produced six runs on five hits, starting with a two-run home run from Athena Wheeler. A double from Mackenzie Kasarda also scored two runs (CC 7, UHSP 0)
• T5 (CC): A walk-off base hit from Kasarda allowed the final Columbia run to cross the plate (CC 8, UHSP 0)

Inside the Box:

• Athena Wheeler hit her 13^th home run on the season, putting her within one of tying the Columbia single-season record of 14, set by Molly Carter in 2017.
• Jacey Meyer went 3-3 at the plate with one run scored.
• Mackenzie Kasarda recorded two hits on three RBIs.
• Lexi Dickerson produced her tenth win of the season in the five-inning shutout, striking out eight.

Up Next:
The No. 1 seeded Cougars will continue AMC Softball Tournament action tomorrow at 12 p.m. against (4) Hannibal-LaGrange at Antimi Softball Complex.