Neb.-Kearney vs Missouri Western (Mar 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

UNK Softball
Neb.-Kearney at Missouri Western (Game 1)
Mar 28, 2026 at St. Joseph, MO (SpringSports Complex)

Neb.-Kearney 2 (12-22,1-4 MIAA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Brigham, Zaria cf 
Galli, Gianna 1b/2b 
Peterson, Bailey lf 
Chvatal, Mary ss 
Kersey, Kendall c 
Graf, Kaycee 3b/dp 
Janssen, Katie dp/1b 
De La Cruz, Alivia rf 
Fortik, Alyssa 2b/3b 
Fredrick, Zakayia p 
   Schindler, Jerzie p 
   Ulven, Kalli p 
Totals  19  12 
  

Missouri Western 10 (24-8,3-4 MIAA)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kalee Higdon ss 
Kenedee Giddens lf 
Ayva McComas 3b 
Sydney Young c 
Ashlyn Finarty 1b 
   Sarh Swallow 1b 
Rachel Cain 2b 
Sophie Johnson dp 
   Sienna Reed pr 
Brooklynn Clark rf 
Myah Dwyer cf 
   Laura Newlin ph 
Torie Sandoval p 
Totals  23  10  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Neb.-Kearney........ 000 20 -  2  6  4
Missouri Western.... 703 0X - 10  8  0
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E - Chvatal, M.; Graf, Kaycee; Fortik, A. 2. DP - UNK 1; MWSU 1. LOB - UNK 3; MWSU 7. 2B - Graf, Kaycee; De La Cruz,; Fortik, A.; A. Finarty. 3B - K. Higdon. HR - Kersey, K.. SF - A. McComas.

Neb.-Kearney   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Fredrick, Zakayia L,2-6  0.2  10    
Schindler, Jerzie   3.0  14  17    
Ulven, Kalli   0.1    
  
Missouri Western   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Torie Sandoval W,7-3  5.0  19  20    

Win - T. Sandoval (7-3). Loss - Fredrick, Z. (2-6). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: Schindler, J 1/0; Ulven, Kalli 1/0. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: JD Hoogestraat 1B: Josh Schlote 3B: Ron Jones
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 1:21 Attendance: 262
Weather: Overcast, windy

 
Play-by-Play
 

UNK Softball
Neb.-Kearney at Missouri Western (Game 1)
Mar 28, 2026 at St. Joseph, MO (SpringSports Complex)

Neb.-Kearney starters: 5/cf Brigham, Z.; 4/1b Galli, G.; 2/lf Peterson, B.; 13/ss Chvatal, M.; 18/c Kersey, K.; 15/3b Graf, Kaycee; 7/dp Janssen, K.; 11/rf De La Cruz,; 12/2b Fortik, A.; 9/p Fredrick, Z.;

Missouri Western starters: 13/ss K. Higdon; 8/lf K. Gidens; 22/3b A. McComas; 9/c S. Young; 18/1b A. Finarty; 52/2b R. Cain; 23/dp S. Johnson; 6/rf B. Clark; 2/cf Myah Dwyer; 12/p T. Sandoval;

Neb.-Kearney 1st - Brigham, Z. flied out to cf. Galli, G. flied out to cf. Peterson, B. popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Missouri Western 1st - K. Higdon reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second. K. Gidens singled, bunt; K. Higdon advanced to third. A. McComas walked; K. Gidens advanced to second. S. Young walked, RBI; A. McComas advanced to second; K. Gidens advanced to third; K. Higdon scored, unearned. A. Finarty doubled to left center, 2 RBI; S. Young advanced to third; A. McComas scored; K. Gidens scored. R. Cain flied out to cf. S. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice to third base, RBI; A. Finarty advanced to third; S. Young scored. B. Clark struck out looking. Myah Dwyer reached on a fielding error by ss, advanced to second; S. Johnson advanced to third; A. Finarty scored, unearned. K. Higdon tripled to right center, 2 RBI; Myah Dwyer scored, unearned; S. Johnson scored, unearned. Schindler, J to p for Fredrick, Z.. K. Gidens singled to pitcher, bunt. A. McComas grounded out to p. 7 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Neb.-Kearney 2nd - Chvatal, M. struck out swinging. Kersey, K. popped up to 1b. Graf, Kaycee walked. Janssen, K. popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Missouri Western 2nd - S. Young flied out to cf. A. Finarty grounded out to 2b. R. Cain flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Neb.-Kearney 3rd - De La Cruz, doubled to left center. Fortik, A. popped up to 1b, bunt. Brigham, Z. struck out swinging. Galli, G. popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Missouri Western 3rd - Galli, G. to 2b. Graf, Kaycee to dp. Janssen, K. to 1b. Fortik, A. to 3b. S. Johnson grounded out to 1b unassisted. B. Clark reached on an error by 3b. Myah Dwyer walked; B. Clark advanced to second. K. Higdon singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Myah Dwyer advanced to third; B. Clark scored. K. Gidens singled to pitcher, RBI; K. Higdon advanced to third; Myah Dwyer scored, unearned. A. McComas flied out to cf, SF, RBI; K. Higdon scored, unearned. S. Young reached on an error by 3b; K. Gidens advanced to third. A. Finarty intentionally walked; S. Young advanced to second. R. Cain flied out to cf. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Neb.-Kearney 4th - Peterson, B. popped up to 3b. Chvatal, M. singled to right field. Kersey, K. homered to left field, 2 RBI; Chvatal, M. scored. Graf, Kaycee doubled to left field. Janssen, K. struck out looking. De La Cruz, flied out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Missouri Western 4th - S. Johnson singled to shortstop. S. Reed pinch ran for S. Johnson. B. Clark grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; S. Reed out on the play. L. Newlin pinch hit for Myah Dwyer. L. Newlin singled to second base. Ulven, Kalli to p for Schindler, J. K. Higdon walked; L. Newlin advanced to second. K. Gidens reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; K. Higdon advanced to second; L. Newlin out at third ss to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Neb.-Kearney 5th - S. Swallow to 1b for A. Finarty. S. Johnson to dp for S. Reed. Myah Dwyer to cf for L. Newlin. Fortik, A. doubled to right field, out at third rf to 2b to 3b. Brigham, Z. singled to pitcher, bunt. Galli, G. grounded into double play ss to 1b; Brigham, Z. out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

UNK Softball
Neb.-Kearney at Missouri Western (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 28, 2026 at St. Joseph, MO (SpringSports Complex)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Neb.-Kearney   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Brigham, Z. cf  0-0  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Galli, G. 1b/2b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Peterson, B. lf  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Chvatal, M. ss  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Kersey, K. c  0-0  1-2  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Graf, Kaycee 3b/dp  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Janssen, K. dp/1b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
De La Cruz, rf  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Fortik, A. 2b/3b  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Fredrick, Z. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Schindler, J p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Ulven, Kalli p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  20  19  0-0  6-19  0-5  1-8  1-8  0-4  2-5  0-0  0-0 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Neb.-Kearney   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Fredrick, Z.  10  1-1  2-7  3-7  1-2  1-1 
Schindler, J  17  14  3-3  2-11  3-7  2-6  1-3 
Ulven, Kalli  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Missouri Western   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
K. Higdon ss  1-1  1-2  2-2  2-2  3-3  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
K. Gidens lf  2-2  1-2  3-4  3-4  3-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
A. McComas 3b  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  2-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
S. Young c  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-1  2-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1 
A. Finarty 1b  0-1  1-1  1-1  1-1  2-2  0-0  0-0  1-1  1-1 
S. Swallow 1b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Cain 2b  0-2  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1 
S. Johnson dp  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  1-2  0-0  1-1 
S. Reed pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Clark rf  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Myah Dwyer cf  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Newlin ph  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
T. Sandoval p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  29  23  5-14  3-9  6-13  6-15  15-21  3-9  2-4  1-2  5-7 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Missouri Western   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
T. Sandoval  20  19  2-3  4-16  1-8  0-4  2-5 

 
Line score
 


Missouri Western 10, Neb.-Kearney 2 (Mar 28, 2026 at St. Joseph, MO) (Game 1)
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Neb.-Kearney........ 000 20 -  2  6  4      (12-22, 1-4 MIAA)
Missouri Western.... 703 0X - 10  8  0      (24-8, 3-4 MIAA)
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Pitchers: Neb.-Kearney - Fredrick, Zakayia; Schindler, Jerzie(1); Ulven, Kalli(4) and
Kersey, Kendall. Missouri Western - Torie Sandoval and Sydney Young.
Win-Torie Sandoval(7-3)  Loss-Fredrick, Zakayia(2-6)  T-1:21  A-262
HR UNKSOFT - Kersey, Kendall.
Weather: Overcast, windy