WARRENSBURG, Mo. - Concordia-St. Paul softball (6-6) fell to Central Missouri (10-3) 7-6 in a close offense game to open day two of the Hy-Vee classic. CSP would respond with an impressive 4-2 win over the Northeastern RiverHawks (13-7) in the second game of the day. 

The Golden Bears will play Central Missouri again tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. and Northeastern State (Okla.) again at 4 p.m. to finish out the 2021 Hy-Vee classic and the last of the Golden Bears non-conference games. 
 
The Golden Bears displayed some good hitting from Grace Beseman who went 4-8 with two RBI's and three runs scored on the day. Kris McIntyre also went 4-8 with three RBI's and two runs scored on the day and Cam Veenbaas and Clara Heislen had an impressive game against Northeastern State, they both collected two hits and scored a run. 

GAME ONE: Concordia-St. Paul 6, Central Missouri 7
For the second game in a row, the Golden Bears struck early in the top of the first inning. Kris McIntyre poked a one out single to center field, Grace Beseman stepped up and hit a two-run home run to give CSP an early 2-0 lead. Amanda Parsons followed that up with a solo shot of her own to left field to make 3-0 Concordia over the Jennies.  
 
After a quick bottom of the first and top of the second, The Jennies put up a big bottom of the second inning. Mackenzie Cooper led off the inning with a home run to dead center and then Ashlyn Cook followed that up with a single to short. Sydney Wellshear then hit a two-run home run to left field to tie the game 3-3. After a single and a double, Abbey Fischer tripled, scoring two more runs and giving Central Missouri a 5-3 lead. 
 
CSP would get one back in the top of the third inning. Kris McIntyre singled to right field and then stole second base. Grace Beseman reached on a fielder's choice and McIntyre was out trying to advance to third. Beseman stole second and Amanda Parsons walked to make it first and second with one out. After a strikeout, Taylor Griffin singled to left field, scoring Beseman and making it a 5-4 game. 
 
The Golden Bears would tie the game in the top of the fourth inning with a two out rally. After a quick strikeout and pop out to start the inning, Clara Heislen punched a single to left field, she would then advance to second on a wild pitch. Kris McIntyre singled to short and Heislen advanced to third to make it first and third with two outs. McIntyre would steal second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher, which allowed Heislen to score and tie the game 5-5. 
 
The Jennies would pull ahead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Mackenzie Cooper once again led off with a home run and Ashlyn Cook followed with a double. Sydney Wellshear hit another double to score Cook and give the Jennies a 7-5 lead. After a quick sixth inning the Golden Bears needed a rally to get back into the game. After a quick first out, Grace Beseman gave CSP some hope when she sent a shot over the left field wall to make it a 7-6 ball game. The rally was short lived as Sadie Park set down the next two batters to secure the 7-6 Jennies win.
 
Aryka Knoche started the game for the Golden Bears. She went two innings allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out one batter. Bryanna Olson who was fresh off of her complete game shutout the night before pitched in relief. She went four innings, struck out two batters and allowed six hits on two runs while suffering the loss, she moves to 2-3 on the season. Sadie Parks earned the win for Jennies, she moves to 3-1 on the season. 
 
Grace Beseman led the Golden Bear offense going 2-4 with two home runs, two RBI's and three runs scored. Kris McIntyre went 3-4 with a run scored. Amanda Parsons went 1-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a walk, Clara Heislen went 1-3 with a run scored, and Taylor Griffin went 1-2 with a walk and an RBI.  

GAME TWO: Concordia-St. Paul 4, Northeastern State 2
It was a pitching duel for the first four innings of the game as Kali Kaestner and Jenna Chassie went toe to toe throughout the early part of the game. The Golden Bears were the first ones to get on the board in the top fifth inning. Clara Heislen punched a one out single to right field and Kris McIntyre poked a two-run home run down the right field line to give CSP a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth.
 
The RiverHawks answered back in the bottom of the fifth inning, Alyssia Crick led off with a single through the right side, Chloe Bohuslavicky hit a single to center field and Crick advanced to second. After a groundout which advanced the runners, Rhomie Bradshaw laid down an RBI bunt single to score a run and make it a 2-1 game.
 
The Golden Bears responded in the top of the sixth inning when Jacey Defries pinch hit for Taylor Griffin and she sent a ball over the wall down the left field line to make a 3-1 game. After Cam Veenbaas singled, Hannah Mihalik was hit by a pitch, and Clara Heislen singled to load the bases, Kris McIntyre reached on a fielder's choice which allowed Veenbaas to score and make it 4-1 Golden Bears. 
 
The RiverHawks put one more run on the board as they tried to stage a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning but Kali Kaestner put out the fire as she secured the 4-2 Golden Bear win. Kaestner pitched the whole seven innings, allowing nine hits on two runs while striking out six batters. She moves to 3-1 on the season. 
 
Clara Heislen went 2-4 with a run scored, Kris McIntyre went 1-4 with RBI's and a run scored. Grace Beseman went 2-4, Aryka Knoche went 1-3, Jacey Defries went 1-1 with the pinch-hit home run, and Cam Veenbaas was 2-3 with a run scored.