EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team split their first two games at the 2017 NCAA Midwest Region Crossover at Deaconess Sports Park.

GAME ESSENTIALS (G-MAC SB Standings | Stats | G-MAC Scores | D2 SB Scores)

GM1: FINAL SCORE: Trojans 4, Screaming Eagles

GM1: TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (2-5), Southern Indiana (4-0)

GM2: FINAL SCORE: Trojans 3, Timberwolves 2

GM2: TEAM RECORDS: Trevecca (4-5), Northwood (1-1)

LOCATION: Evansville, IN | Deaconess Sports Park

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES

Trevecca is 0-3 all-time verses USI … it was the first-ever meeting for Trevecca and Northwood

GAME CHRONICLE 

vs Southern Indiana (L 7-4)

After USI scored in their half of the second, Trevecca's Alex Richardson (SR/Ten Mile, TN) single to score MaKray Odom (FR/McEwen, TN) to even the score at 1-1 in the third … in the fourth MaKray Odom single to drive in Kat Burbrink (JR/Hamilton, OH) … Southern Indiana took the lead 4-2 with a three-run fifth … Alex Richardson pulled TNU to within one, 4-3, with a solo homerun in their half of the fifth … USI scored one in the sixth and two in the seventh for a 7-3 lead … Alex Richardson drove in another run with a sing in the seventh that scored Dallas Richards (SO/Spring Hill, TN) for the 7-4 final

vs Northwood (W 3-2)

Northwood scored first on a sac fly in the top of the third for a 1-0 lead … in the top of the fourth the Timberwolves scored again, this time on a solo home run for a 2-0 lead … Caitlyn Hudgins (SO/Springfield, TN) put the Trojans on the board with a sac fly that scored Kat Burbrink for a 2-1 Northwood lead … the Trojans evened the game at 2-2 when Kat Burbrink singled to drive in Mary Collins (SO/Collierville, TN) … Danielle Tyson (JR/Smithville, TN) earned the Trojans the win when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Caitlyn Hudgins

TEAM STATS BREAKDOWN

vs Southern Indiana (L 7-4)

MaKray Odom was 3-4 with a run scored, a stolen base, and an RBI … Alex Richardson was 3-4 with a run scored, a home run, and three RBI … Mary Collins was 0-1 at the plate by reached base three times, twice on walks and once on a hit by pitch … Morgan Powell (SO/Mt. Juliet, TN) (1-3) started and took the loss for the Trojans … Raygn Hall (FR/Kingston, TN) also pitched … the pair combined for six strikeouts and allowed six earned runs on 12 hits and four walks

vs Northwood (W 3-2)

The Trojans had four hits with five walks … Trojan pitchers held the Timberwolves to 0-4 at the plate with runners in scoring position … the Trojan leadoff hitters were 4-7 in the game … the Trojans did not commit an error in the game while allowing a total of three hits

PLAYER STATS REPORT

vs Southern Indiana (L 7-4)

The Trojans pounded out nine hits and drew two walks, and a base runner who reached on a hit by pitch, but stranded nine runners

vs Northwood (W 3-2)

Kaitlin Crumpler (SR/Smyrna, TN) and Kat Burbrink were each 2-3 at the plate … Burbrink scored one and drove in another … Taylor Green (SR/Maryville, TN) started and pitched three innings allowing two hits, two runs, four walks, and had one strikeout … Savannah Carr (SO/Springfield, TN) got the win with four innings of one hit pitching in the circle with one walk and three strikeouts

WHATS NEXT 

The Trojans remain in Evansville, IN for day two of the NCAA Midwest Region Crossover… TNU will play Bellarmine University (6-8) and McKendree University (7-4) on Saturday … Trevecca's home opener is set for March 2nd versus Cumberland University at 2 PM.