The Missouri Western softball team ended the HSU Tournament like they started with a split on the final day of the tournament. Western won game on against 12th ranked Arkansas-Monticello by a score of 1-0 before falling 6-2 in eight innings against host school Henderson State. Western finishes the first weekend of the season with a 4-2 record.
Game One: #23 MWSU 1, #12 AMU 0
The Griffons were able to open up the last day of the HSU Tournament on the right foot gettinga 1-0 victory over the 12th ranked Arkansas Monticello. This game was a pitchers’ duel between MWSU’s Jackie Bishop and UAM ace Kayla Jackson. Bishop gave up just three hits in the contest while Jackons gave up two with one of the being a solo homer off the bat of Griffon sophomore Taylor Anding.
Game Two: HSU 6, #23 MWSU 2 (8 innings)
In game two, Missouri Western broke a scoreless tie in the fourth–inning as Meagan Roemmich blasted a RBI single off the left field fence to score Kendall Sorensen who led off the inning with a single.
Henderson State finally got on the board in the sixth-inning as Amber Klug led off the inning with a single to get things started. With one-out, Katey Gorsage hit a two run homer over the right-field fence giving the Lady Reddies a 2-1 lead.
Missouri Western forced extra-innings for the second time with a Roemmich RBI double in the sixth-inning,
The Lady Reddies put up four runs in the eight giving them the big lead in extra innings.
Kasey Carlock easily finished the inning picking up her second win of the afternoon. Annalee Rubio got the loss for the Griffons giving up nine hits and three earned runs while striking out three. Emily Moe pitched one inning giving up four hits and two earned runs.
Western had eight hits with Sorensen, Anding and Roemmich each collecting two.
Full stats of the first game of the day and last game of yesterday will be made available as soon as possible. The Griffons will continue their early season play on Friday, February 17 – Sunday, February 19 when they participate in the Southeastern Oklahoma State Tournament held in Durant, Okla. The Griffons will take on Newman University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University on Friday. Game times are set for 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
— MWSU Sports Information —