The Missouri Western softball team pounded out nine hits and got a complete game shutout from junior pitcher Annalee Rubio picking up their second straight shutout defeating the Lady Miners of Missouri S&T 3-0 in the Arkansas-Monticello 5-State Classic. Western improves to 11-3 overall and will take on the North Alabama Lions at 3:00 pm closing out the day.

Rubio allowed two hits in the game with one coming in the first inning off the bat of Maggie Schroeder. Rubio struckout the final batter of the inning stranding Schroeder at third.

Western got on the board in the second with back to back hits. Taylor Anding singled and then Leah Steele blasted her first homer of the season over left center putting Western up 2-0 after two innings.

The Griffons got their third run in the third when Anding singled up the middle scoring pinch runner Erin Widrig. The Griffons had three hits in the inning.

Rubio cruised until the sixth when she gave up her second hit to Lindsey DeForest to lead off the inning. After a sac bunt by the Lady Miners advancing DeForest to second Rubio walked consecutive baters loading the bases. She then struckout the next batter and foced Missouri S&T into a fielder choice ending the threat.

Rubio struckout two of the final three Miners in the seventh evening her record at 3-3 on the season. The shutout was her first as a Griffon as she struckout eight.

Breanna Fleschner and Anding both had two hits in the contest as Western left eight on base.

The Lady Miners stranded five in the contest. On the mound Elise Kittrell went all six, giving up nine hits and three earned runs. She falls to 0-2 on the season while the Miners fall to 0-6.

— MWSU Sports Information —