Bruins split pair of 8-inning games at Midland

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

FREMONT, Neb. -- The Bellevue University softball team split a pair of eight inning games at Midland University Wednesday night, losing the opener, 6-5, before rebounding with a 2-1 win in the nightcap. 

Bellevue moved to 18-11 on the season with the split. Midland is 6-17 overall.

The Bruins return home on Thursday (March 29) for a 4 p.m. doubleheader against Hastings College at Hall of Fame Fields. 

Midland 6, Bellevue 5 (8 innings)
Nicole Andrews' RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Warriors the 6-5 win in the opener. 

Brooke Ellis went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run and three RBIs to pace the Bruin offense. 

Bellevue...200 001 20 - 5 8 1
Midland....002 102 01 - 6 9 1

W: Neumann (7-4)
L: Grantski 
2B: BU, Ellis
HR: BU, Ellis

Bellevue 2, Midland 1 (8 innings)
With the game tied at 1-1, Shelby Kindelin blasted an RBI single to give the Bruins a 2-1 advantage in the top of the eighth inning. In the bottom half of the eighth, Taylor Mohler forced a ground out and fanned the final two batters to preserve the BU victory.

Mohler improved to 8-3 on the season, scattering five hits while striking out 12 batters in eight innings of work.

Bellevue...000 010 01 - 2 5 2
Midland....001 000 00 - 1 5 0
W: Mohler (8-3)
L: Hislop