Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Bobcats Sweep CSM in
Softball
(PERU, NE)
The Peru State Bobcats clinched an MCAC playoff spot
with a doubleheader sweep of MCAC opponent College
of St. Mary Tuesday in Peru. The Bobcats (19-15, 7-3
MCAC) are assured of at least third place entering
playoffs as a result of the 6-1 and 4-3 wins.
Laura Kjar (Wood River) improved to 6-9 on the
season tossing six shut out innings in the opener
while striking out nine. The Bobcats unleashed a
10-hit attack, however, a two-run second inning
highlighted by a Brittany Fry (Fort Calhoun) homerun
were all they needed. Jen Siedlik (Omaha), Liz
Cunningham (Fremont) and Dani Metzler (Omaha) had
two hits apiece to lead the 'Cats attack.
Nicole Mercer's double off the center field wall
scored McKayla Clark (Ashland) with the game winning
run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a
dramatic finish to game two. Mercer (Wichita, KS)
also came through in a similar situation versus
Bellevue University last week. Lauren Fiori
(Colorado Springs, CO) spun a nifty five-hitter with
nine strikeouts and held a 3-2 lead into the seventh
before CSM tied the game on a solo homerun. Nicole
Goodrich (Eagle) earned the win in relief for the
Bobcats and improved to 7-3 on the season.
Cunningham led an eight hit attack with a 3-for-4
effort.
"It was a good sweep for us," said Bobcats head
coach Mark Mathews. "Laura (Kjar) and Lauren (Fiori)
were overpowering at times in the circle and we had
a balanced hitting attack to support the pitching.
We will get a good test this weekend as we start to
prepare for playoffs." The Bobcats travel to
Oklahoma City this weekend for the Oklahoma City
College tournament action and will face Southern
Nazarene and Columbia University on Friday.
Tournament play continues on Saturday.
PSC's
"Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is
nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state's
first and fastest-growing college, Peru State offers
a unique mix of innovative online and traditional
classroom undergraduate and graduate programs,
including online graduate degrees in education and
organizational management. PSC is a member
institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit
www.peru.edu or call
1-800-742-4412.
