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Duwa
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Western Illinois WIU 3-7
6
Winner St. John's SJU 5-4
Western Illinois WIU
3-7
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Final
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St. John's SJU
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Winner
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2
St. John's SJU 0 0 0 0 2 4 X 6 8 2

W: Kramer, G. (2-0) L: Ira, Emily (1-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Softball Falls to St. John's on First Day of Tiger Invitational

Western will look to bounce back against Auburn and Indiana State tomorrow

AUBURN, Ala. – The Western Illinois softball team opened the Tiger Invitational against St. John's on Friday (Feb. 26), where they fell by a score of 6-1. With the loss, the Leathernecks fall to 3-7 on the season, while the Red Storm moves to 5-4.
 
Both sides were held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when St. John's Lauren Zick reached base and stole second. A batter later, Krystal Puga hit a home run and the Red Storm took a 2-0 lead.
 
Western responded in the next inning when Aly Compton reached first on an error and advanced to second. A batter later, Kelsey Marlow singled up the middle to put runners in scoring position for Nina Maggio, who walked. Hailey Duwa came in to pinch hit for Sidney Bottino and drew a walk with the bases loaded to score Compton and put the Leathernecks on the board.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, the Red Storm would extend its lead to 3-1 after Yvonne Rericha hit two-run double. A batter later, Puga hit her second home run of the game, a three-run shot, to give St. John's a 6-1 lead.
 
Western would try to answer as Karissa Kouchis hit her third single of the game in the top of the seventh, but it was not enough as the Purple and Gold fell by a score of 6-1.
 
Freshman Emily Ira pitched 5.2 innings, striking out six batters and giving up eight hits. Kouchis led the way for the Leathernecks with three base hits.

Day two of the Tiger Invitational will beging tomorrow (Feb. 27) with a matchup against No. 3 Auburn at 3 p.m., followed by a contest against Indiana State at 5:30.
 
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