Crumley leads Bruins to sweep at Peru State

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

PERU, Neb. -- Senior pitcher Alissa Crumley allowed just one run in two complete games and Kendra Gansz and Brooke Ellis each blasted homers as the Bellevue University softball team swept a conference doubleheader at Peru State, winning 4-0 and 3-1 Tuesday afternoon at Centennial Complex.

The Bruins improved to 18-9 on the season and 6-0 in the MCAC. Peru State fell to 12-16 overall and 0-2 in league play.

GAME 1
Crumley, the reigning MCAC Pitcher of the Week, tossed a one-hitter as the Bruins shut out Peru, 4-0 in the opener. With two outs in the seventh inning, Crumley was one pitch away from recording a perfect game, before the Bobcats' Alyssa Mangum hit a single to left field on Crumley's changeup. Crumley recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed no walks while notching her second complete-game shutout of the year.

After a scoreless first three innings, Gansz led off the fourth inning with a solo homer for the first run of the game. Nikki Sedlak's two-out two-run single to center field gave the Bruins a 3-0 advantage in the fourth.

The Bruins added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when Erica McCoy stole home.

Game 1 Line Score
Bellevue......000 300 1 - 4 5 0
Peru State...000 000 0 - 0 1 1
WP: Crumley (9-2)
LP: Fiori
HR: BU - Gansz

GAME 2
The Bruins gained a 1-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to three Bobcat fielding errors.

Peru State tied the game in the bottom of the third with a lead-off homer by Alyssa Magnum.

Ellis led off the top of the sixth inning with a solo home run and Sedlak drove in a run with an RBI single to center field to give the Bruins a 3-1 edge.

Peru State could not answer as Crumley improved to 10-2 on the year, scattering five hits and striking out three batters.

Game 2 Line Score
Bellevue......100 002 0 - 3 8 2
Peru State...001 000 0 - 1 5 3
WP:  Crumley (10-2)
LP: Goodrich
2B: BU - Gansz
3B: BU - Bartley; PS - Brummer
HR: BU - Ellis; PS - Magnum

The Bruins will travel to Kansas City, Mo. on Friday, April 9 for a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Rockhurst University.