Big first innings by both teams signal a split doubleheader

UW-Stout 9, UW-River Falls 4 | UW-River Falls 8, UW-Stout 0 (5 inn)

RIVER FALLS (April 25, 2019) – Both UW-Stout and UW-River Falls used big first innings on their way to splitting a conference doubleheader Thursday at Perkins Field. The Blue Devils won the opening game 9-4 and the Falcons took the second game 8-0 in five innings.
 
The Blue Devils (16-17, 5-7 WIAC) exploded for six runs in the top of the first of the opener. Meghan Kelly crushed a two-run double to open the scoring and Jessica Daley plated Kelly with a triple. Daley came home on Renee Murphy's infield single. Alicia Meyer drove in a run and Jessica Christiansen drove in the final run of the inning with a single to right field.
 
Stout added a run in the fourth inning and a two runs in the sixth on Kyncaide Diedrich's home run. The Falcons scored single runs in the second and seventh innings and two runs in the  fourth.

The Blue Devils punched out 15 hits in game one, with Katelyn Schobert, Diedrich, Kelly, Daley, Meyer and Christiansen each had two hits. Diedrich had three RBI and Kelly two. Melea Bruns allowed two earned runs and struck out one to get the win.
 
The Falcons (8-20, 2-8 WIAC) scored five runs in the bottom of the first in game two on six hits and left the bases loaded. Stout had their chances in the third inning, leaving two runners on base. River Falls scored a run in the third and iced the game with no outs and two runs in the fifth inning on Ali Krohn's two-run double. The Falcons recorded 11 hits to Stout's three. 
 
Stout is scheduled to host UW-Stevens Point Saturday, April 27 and St. Olaf College, Sunday, April 28.