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Bolivar, Mo. – On a day that saw SBU pitcher Claire Miller throw all 17 innings of the doubleheader against Northeastern State in dominant fashion, the Southwest Baptist University Softball team ended up splitting a pair of games with the Riverhawks. NSU claimed the first game by a 1-0 score while SBU bounced back to win 1-0 in the second game. The Bearcats record moves to 14-25 (4-10 MIAA).

Game 1
Claire Miller got off to a great start despite walking the first batter of the game. After the walk, Miller retired six Northeastern batters in a row over the 1^st and 2^nd innings. In the bottom of the 2^nd, SBU's Kelcee Welch got in scoring position with two outs but was stranded there.

Miller then worked around a leadoff walk in the 3^rd to keep the game scoreless.  However, Miller ran into trouble in the top of the 4^th. The Riverhawks batter led off the inning with a solo home run to jump on top 1-0. Miller buckled down though and stranded two runners on 1^st and 2^nd base to end the inning. In the top of the 5^th, Miller escaped more trouble to keep SBU within striking distance. The Riverhawks loaded the bases with one out, but Miller got a popup and strikeout looking to squash the threat.

The Bearcats went down in order in the bottom of the 5^th and 6^th while Miller quieted the Riverhawks lineup in the top of the 6^th and 7^th. Down to their final out in the bottom of the 7^th, SBU's Miranda Aguiliar and Stormy Greathouse strung together back-to-back singles, which put the tying and winning runs on base. Unfortunately, Morgan McMullin grounded out to end the game and give Northeastern State the 1-0 win.

Despite taking the loss, Miller (10-12) tossed all 7 innings with 9 strikeouts, 5 walks, 4 hits, and just one earned run allowed. Emily Hall, Greathouse, and Aguiliar were the only ones to record hits in the game for the Bearcats.

Game 2
After throwing a complete game in the first game, Miller started in the circle once again and showed no effects of fatigue.  In both the 1^st and 2^nd inning, Miller buckled down to strand NSU runners in scoring position and keep the score deadlocked. Miller retired the last two batters in the 2^nd inning, which started a streak of sitting down 11 Riverhawk batters in a row.

In the bottom of the 4^th, SBU had a prime scoring chance. With one out, Hall walked and later reached 2^nd base when Greathouse reached via a NSU error. With two outs, Morgan McMullin singled through the left side to load the bases. The Riverhawks pitcher though got Lauren Strobel to bounce into a fielder's choice that ended the inning. In the top of the 6^th, NSU snapped Miller's retired batter streak with a leadoff single. However, Miller stranded that runner on 2^nd base to keep the score at 0-0.

With a chance to win the game in the bottom of the 7^th, SBU's Greathouse started the inning with a single, but she would not advance past first, forcing the game into extra innings. After Miller had retired another eight NSU batters in a row, the Riverhawks singled and walked with two outs in the 8^th. Miller though buckled down one more time to strand those NSU runners.

In the bottom of the 9^th, the Bearcats put together a little rally behind two walks to Greathouse and Strobel. Kori Hillenburg then came to the plate and was denied the game winning hit on a diving play from the NSU 2^nd baseman that sent the game into the 10^th. After Miller worked a 1-2-3 top of the 10^th, Jaidyn Mawhinney started the bottom of the 10^th with a leadoff single on the first pitch. Payton Wildeman followed with a single of her own. A wild pitch pushed Mawhinney to 3^rd base as the winning run and Wildeman to 2^nd base. On the second pitch she saw, Megan Schellert hit a ground ball to the shortstop. Mawhinney took off on contact and slid into home just before the throw to hand the Bearcats the 1-0 walk off victory over the Riverhawks.

Miller claimed the win (11-12), pitching 10 innings, striking out 7, and allowing no earned runs on just 4 hits. On the day, Miller threw 17 innings with only 7 hits, 1 earned run, and 16 strikeouts.  In game two at the plate, Schellert went 2 for 5 and Mawhinney tallied a hit and run scored.

SBU's doubleheader against Central Oklahoma has been rescheduled to Monday, April 16^th so the Bearcats will be in action next at home on Tuesday, April 10^th for a home doubleheader against Pittsburg State.