OLATHE, Kan. – The Bluejay Softball team continued their busy schedule this week by making the two-hour drive to Olathe to take on the Pioneers of MidAmerica Nazarene University. The Bluejays were coming off a home series against Doane University last Friday, which they split, while the Pioneers were coming off a split series at Bethany College.
 
Game One
 
The Bluejays would start the game behind, as the Pioneers would score in the bottom of the 1^st Inning, when Cordelia Hanger would score off a single from MNU's Robin Todd. Neither team would have much luck scoring until the bottom of the 5^th Inning, when Kelly Stoakes hit a two-run homer for the Pioneers to make the lead 3-0. 
 
Just when it looked like the Bluejays would drop the first game, Reyna Enriquez would score first after an error from the Pioneers. Darcy Gillen would then hit a three-run bomb right down the center field line, followed by a solo homer from Cheyenne Washington to put Tabor up 5-3.
 
The Bluejays would quickly get the last three outs to take the first game, with Marisa Carranza recording the win in the circle to improve to 2-1 overall. 
 
 
Game Two
 
Fresh off a solid comeback win, the Bluejays looked to build on that momentum in the second game. The teams would pace each other, each scoring two runs in the 1^st Inning and one in the 2^nd. Payten Staley would score on a wild pitch, while Darcy Gillen would score off a double from Jordyn Farren and Leyla Ayala homered in the 2^ndInning. The Pioneers would score three in the 3^rd Inning and two more in the 4^th, while Tabor would score again in the 4^th with Lauren Roberts reaching home off a single from Staley. The Bluejays would score two more runs in the 5^th Inning thanks to efforts from Washington and Lainee Rae Miller. The Pioneers would break it open and score five runs in the 5^th and one more in the 6^th to end the game early, 14-6.
 
The Bluejays are back in action today at the Tucson Invitational Games in Tucson, Ariz.
 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).