Saturday, April 22
Columbia, Missouri
3 PM CT
University of North Texas
26-19
1
at
2
Missouri
28-20
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2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
North Texas
0
1
0
0
0
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5
1
Mizzou
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2
X
2
4
0
Softball Falls to Mizzou
4/22/2023 6:59:00 PM | Softball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – UNT softball lost 2-1 to Missouri on Saturday at Mizzou Softball Stadium.
The Mean Green (26-18) sustained its second consecutive one-run loss and sixth of the season. North Texas held the Tigers (27-20) scoreless through five innings but relinquished its lead in the bottom of the sixth.
McKenzie Wagoner (L, 9-6) spun 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk. She and the Mean Green defense retired the side in order from the second to fifth innings.
Lexi Cobb led the offense with a two-hit performance including a second-inning double that placed two runners in scoring position. She also collected her 18th stolen base of the year to move into a tie for second on the all-time single-season list for UNT.
Defensively, Cobb recorded a career-high mark with six putouts to best her previous mark of five set at the Conference USA Championship on May 14, 2021, against WKU.
Molly Rainey collected her 14th RBI of the season on a sacrifice fly in the second inning to score Rylee Nicholson.
For the day, North Texas outhit Missouri but stranded seven runners on base, four of which were in scoring position.
UP NEXT
UNT wraps up its three-game set versus the Tigers on Sunday at noon from Mizzou Softball Stadium. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
The Mean Green (26-18) sustained its second consecutive one-run loss and sixth of the season. North Texas held the Tigers (27-20) scoreless through five innings but relinquished its lead in the bottom of the sixth.
McKenzie Wagoner (L, 9-6) spun 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk. She and the Mean Green defense retired the side in order from the second to fifth innings.
Lexi Cobb led the offense with a two-hit performance including a second-inning double that placed two runners in scoring position. She also collected her 18th stolen base of the year to move into a tie for second on the all-time single-season list for UNT.
Defensively, Cobb recorded a career-high mark with six putouts to best her previous mark of five set at the Conference USA Championship on May 14, 2021, against WKU.
Molly Rainey collected her 14th RBI of the season on a sacrifice fly in the second inning to score Rylee Nicholson.
For the day, North Texas outhit Missouri but stranded seven runners on base, four of which were in scoring position.
UP NEXT
UNT wraps up its three-game set versus the Tigers on Sunday at noon from Mizzou Softball Stadium. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harrison, Cierra (8-2)
L: Wagoner, McKenzie (9-6)
Batting:
2B: Cobb, Lexi 1
RBI: Rainey, Molly 1
SH: Nicholson, Rylee 1
SF: Rainey, Molly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nicholson, Rylee 1
SB: Grahmann, Emma 1 ; Cobb, Lexi 1
CS: Simon, Cierra 1
HBP: Simon, Cierra 1
Batting:
RBI: Honnold, Alex 1 ; Daly, Kara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Honnold, Alex 1 ; Moll, Megan 1
SB: Crenshaw, Julia 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
UT
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
RHP
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