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Mya Knuteson
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Western Illinois WIU 10-13
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Winner Kansas City KC 7-18
Western Illinois WIU
10-13
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Kansas City KC
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Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Kansas City KC 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 3 0

W: Katie Noble (2-3) L: Price, Emily (4-6) S: Camryn Stickel (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | WIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Errors Prove Costly in Close Loss at Kansas City

Western Illinois lost 2-0 to Kansas City on Tuesday afternoon, despite no earned runs from Leatherneck pitching.

KANSAS CITY, MO - Western Illinois continued its five-game road trip on Tuesday, taking on Kansas City at their home ballpark, Urban Youth Complex. After losing two of three to open the conference season at UT Martin, the Leathernecks looked to get back on track with a quick turnaround in the Show-Me-State. 

Emily Price took the mound for the Leathernecks, following a dominant performance on Sunday in which she struck out six in a complete game win, allowing only one run. In Tuesday's game, Price picked up where she left off, striking out the first two batters she faced, sitting down the Roos in order in the first frame. Bella Alvarez singled to lead off the second, but a double play and a groundout ended the inning. Price coaxed three straight groundouts in the second as she stayed perfect through two. 

In the third, the Roos took the lead after a single, an error, and then a two-RBI single, giving the game a score of 2-0 that held until the final pitch. Kansas City only reached base on a single and a fielder's choice in the sixth for the rest of the game. Price pitched five innings with no earned runs, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out four. Raven Morrison, who pitched the sixth inning, struck out one Kansas City batter while allowing just one hit in her inning of work.

For the Leathernecks, Bella Alvarez went one-for-one at the plate with a single and a walk as no other Western players would reach base in the game. Despite the offensive production, WIU batters put the ball in play on 15 of their 20 at-bats, just not getting any luck on those balls in play.

On Wednesday, WIU wraps up their road trip in Saint Louis, taking on the Billikens at 1 PM. Then, the home opener for Western softball is just around the corner, as the Leathernecks take on Tennessee Tech this Saturday in Macomb. 
 
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