COLUMBIA, Mo. Freshman Laurin Krings kept the UNI bats in check the entire afternoon to lead the Tigers to a 4-0 victory to advance to the Regional Final. Krings no-hit the Panthers into the seventh inning, where it was broken up with two outs.
The pitchers from each side were able to keep the bats in check early. Hatti Moore was the lone baserunner in the first inning. She smacked a single into left with two outs in the first, but Mizzou was unable to bring her around.
Neither pitcher allowed a baserunner until the third. With one out, Abby George slapped a single to the left side of the infield and advanced to second on a throwing error. The Tigers were unable to bring her around despite a deep line drive to left field from Jenna Laird.
Laurin Krings ran into trouble in the bottom of the third. After retiring the first eight batters that she faced, Krings walked back-to-back batters to put a runner in scoring position for UNI. However, the freshman was able to record her fourth strikeout of the game to escape the jam.
The Tigers will play Iowa State in the Regional Final on Sunday at 1 p.m. The broadcast is still to be determined.
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