Sixth-inning surge lifts Morningside in doubleheader split

HASTINGS, Neb. — The Morningside softball team broke open Game 1 with a 10-run sixth inning Sunday, rolling to a 13-3 win over Hastings before falling 8-2 in the second game of the doubleheader.

Morningside drew four walks and were hit by two pitches in the inning, forcing in multiple runs before adding key hits late. Ashlyn Caniglia and Jenna Skradski each delivered RBI singles, while Amber Dougherty added a two-run hit. Morningside also took advantage of two errors and a wild pitch during the rally.

Earlier in the game, Adeline Fliege drove in Jalyn Noelle with an RBI single in the first inning. In the third, Josie Hernandez doubled to score Noelle and give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead. Skradski later added another run, stealing third before scoring on a Hastings error.

Noelle and Skradski each recorded two hits as Morningside finished with eight in the game.

Fliege earned the win in the circle, pitching all six innings. She allowed three runs on six hits while striking out three, throwing 54 strikes among her 84 pitches.

In Game 2, Hastings took an 8-2 victory. Morningside's runs came in the first inning on a two-run home run by Mackenzi Harrel.