Kansas Christian Comes Up Short After Late Score

Dallas Christian got on the board first in the first-inning with an RBI-single.  Kansas Christian took the lead after RBI-singles by Angela Akerstrom & Josie Day.  Dallas Christian tied it up in the 2nd inning on an RBI-single.  A ground out by Cherie Green manufactured an RBI in the bottom of the 3rd, taking back the lead 3-2.

Dallas Christian tied it up in the fifth-inning on a home run to right field.  Kansas Chrsitian took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth on a Trinitie Butler double, plating two more runs and taking a 5-3 lead.  In the top hafl of the seventh, Dallas Christian took back the lead on a RBI-single and RBI-ground out.

All the Lady Falcons needed was 1-run to extend the game into extra innings or two for the win.  Hannah Wahl laced a hard hit grounder to 2nd base which was too hot to handle, putting the tieing run on first base.  Kaylee Clifton singled on a hard hit ball to the short stop, this put the tieing run on second and the go ahead run on first.  This brought up the top of the order, Allison Boles.  Boles was already 2-2 with 2 runs, a walk and a double at that point in the game.  Boles was looking for something to drive and possibly put the Falcons tied or to win the game.  But, she bunted to moved the runners closer with a Sac Bunt and giving Trinitie Butler a chance to walk it off or tied up the game.  Trinitie was 2-2 with 2-rbi, double & a run scored at that point.  Unfortunately Butler grounded out the the pitcher ending the threat, as Kansas Chrstian fell short, losing the first game of the doubleheader 6-5.