O’FALLON, Mo. — The Mississippi University for Women baseball team saw its postseason run come to an end on Saturday, falling 13-5 to Webster University in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship series.
The Owls, 21-17, entered the SLIAC tournament as the No. 2 seed with a 14-4 conference record. After losing their first game against Spalding University, the Owls responded with a 3-1 win over Westminster College and a thrilling 9-8 win in the rematch with Spalding to make it to the championship series.
As the No. 1 seed, Webster only needed to win once on Saturday. The W would have had to win twice to take the championship.
The Owls fell behind over the middle innings, trailing 8-0 before they could get on the board. A four-run seventh inning gave them some hope, but Webster quickly answered with five runs in the home half to put the game out of reach.
Landon Clark, Baron Brack, and Tyler Estabrook had two hits each, with Clark and Loren Cox driving in a pair of runs each. The Owls left 11 runners on base.
The hosts totaled 16 hits, with seven batters recording RBIs. Nick Schumacher hit a three-run home run in the third inning to help bust the game open, the first of four deep shots for Webster on the day.
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