The No. 11 Central Methodist softball team split a doubleheader against Baker University by scores of 8-4 and 10-8 Sunday night in Baldwin City, Kansas. 

The Lady Eagles’ overall record moves to 9-4 and 1-1 in conference play, while the Wildcats now stand at 10-5 and 1-1 in the Heart.

Central found themselves trailing by a single run entering the top of the seventh inning of game one. An RBI single from senior Madison Love tied the game at 4-4 followed by another RBI single from freshman Daly Garland to give CMU a 5-4 lead. 

Senior Macey Harrington iced the game on a three-run home run to centerfield to propel Central to an 8-5 game one victory. 

Love, Harrington, and freshman Abbie Marshall led the Eagle bats with two hits apiece, as Harrington tallied three runs batted in, followed by Love and Marshall with two. Harrington and senior Kelli Gorman also scored two runs apiece. 

Senior ace Keighlan Cronin tossed a complete game, giving up four earned runs on five hits with nine strikeouts to earn her fifth win of the year. 

The Eagles fell in a high-scoring second game by a final score of 10-8. Central trailed 10-5 with two innings left to play before sophomore Madison White trimmed the lead on a solo home run to right-centerfield. Junior Kaitlyn Kiser followed with an RBI double to score Garland, which cut the lead to 10-7.

Central's final run came courtesy of senior Taylor Dial hitting into a fielder's choice to score Abbie Marshall. CMU was unable to chip away at the lead any further, as the Wildcats claimed a narrow two-run victory. 

As a team, Central finished game two with eight runs on 16 hits and four walks, but stranded 12 runners on base. White, Love, Kiser, and Marshall each picked up three hits, while Gorman smacked a three-run home run to centerfield in the top of the fourth inning. 

The Eagles traveled to Park University to play the Pirates today, at 2 p.m. in Parkville, Missouri.