Hay’s late homer lifts Mizzou softball over kU

Abby Hay put the team, Mizzou and the entire city of Columbia on her back, hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as Mizzou softball defeated kU 4-2 in Lawrence. Hay was a productive bat all game, recording three hits and two RBI. She scored Abby Carr, who had a productive day in her own right with three walks, scoring twice.

She also earned the win in the circle, pitching the last two innings and allowing no runs and only two hits with three strikeouts. She entered the game in relief of Marissa McCann, who pitched five innings of great softball, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four. One of Mizzou’s strengths came in its fast starts, leading off the inning with hits on four separate occasions.

By comparison, the Jayhawks only did that once. Read the play-by-play of the game below: Mizzou scored one run in the first inning, jumping out to an early lead. Carr started the rally with a two-out walk before powering over to third on a single from Hay.

Sidney Forrester capped off the rally with a single of her own, bringing Carr around to score. McCann forced the Jayhawks into three straight outs to start the game, including her first K. T1 | MIZ 1 🥎 kU 0 Hot Start 🌶️ #MIZ 🐯🥎 | #OwnIt pic.