KANSAS CITY — Allen Community College’s softball team found itself behind the eight ball Wednesday.
The Red Devils were limited to five hits and one run in the opener at Kansas City Kansas Wednesday in a 7-1 loss. The Blue Devils kept up the pressure in game two, scoring the game’s first 13 runs before Allen scored five in the fifth of a 13-5 defeat.
Allen is scheduled to play a doubleheader Sunday afternoon against Johnson County at the Humboldt Sports Complex.
Kansas City blitzed the Red Devils with a six-run second inning in the opener.
Allen managed only two singles until piecing together its best scoring opportunity in the seventh. Hailee Lundine doubled with one out and scored on Kobe McDonald’s two-out double. McDonald advanced to third on Bella Gravatt’s second hit of the game, but a ground out ended the scoring threat.
McDonald and Lundine had the team’s only extra base hits, while Gravatt singled twice. Aubrey Willis also had a single.
Madelynn Collins started and surrendered five hits with a strikeout. Andrea Wilson sparkled in relief, giving up a single hit with two strikeouts in 42/3 innings.
ALLEN left runners in scoring position in the first two innings, but managed nary a run against KCK until plating five runs in the fifth with a furious two-out rally.
Gravatt got the fun started with a triple. Trista Argabright walked, and Willis and McDonald followed with singles to load the bases.
Argabright stole home, which deprived Wilson of a grand slam because she subsequently deposited a 1-1 pitch over the center field fence with two runners on board.
Wilson’s long shot and Gravatt’s triple were the only extra base hits in the contest for ACC. Willis singled twice, while McDonald, Mikayla Long and Kinsey Stuewe each singled.
Cynae Wiley gave up nine hits in 21/3 innings to take the loss. Chloe Rogers allowed two hits in two-thirds of an inning with a pair of strikeouts. Wilson pitched an inning with two strikeouts.
Sunday’s twin bill with Johnson County will be followed with another doubleheader Monday at Fort Scott.
