The Missouri Western softball team picked up a much need sweep against the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on Saturday afternoon. Jackie Bishop threw her second no hitter of the season and third of her career in game one helping the Griffons to a 6-0 victory before getting a 7-2 victory in game two. The Griffons improve to 14-10 overall and 4-6 in MIAA play.

Game 1
MWSU 6
SBU 0

In game one Jackie Bishop threw her second no hitter of the season and third of her career in a 6-0 victory over the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. The Griffons got all the runs they would need in the first scoring two runs. Bre Fleschner and Tiffany Gillaspy singled and then scored on a Kailey Green single up the middle giving the Griffons the 2-0 lead after one.

The Griffons put two more on the board in the 4th when Michelle Stevenson and Taylor Anding both got RBI hits giving the Griffons a 4-0 lead after four. The Griffons put two more on the board in the game as Green singled in Gillaspy in the fifth and Kat Steponovich hit in Brooke Schaben in the sixth giving the Griffons the 6-0 victory.

Bishop improves to 9-4 with the victory. She struckout nine and walked just two. The Griffons had eight hits in the game with Kailey Green getting three with two RBI and a run scored.

Game 2
MWSU 7
SBU 2

In game two the Griffons continued to play well pounding out 12 hits and getting a solid outing in the circle from Janie Smith who improves to 5-6 on the season with the victory. She went all seven innings giving up four hits and one earned run while striking out four.

The Griffons got on the board in the 2nd inning when they got three hits. Smith led of with a single and advanced to second on an error by SBU centerfielder. Steponovich then singled her in giving the Griffons the 1-0 lead.

SBU responded in the bottom of the third getting two htis and capitalizing on an error by Gillaspy giving them a 2-1 lead after three.

The Griffons responded nicely scoring four runs on four hits. Steponovich, Stevenson, Morgan Rathmann and Bre Fleschner all got hits in the inning. Fleschner got a two RBI hit giving the Griffons the 5-2 lead after four innings.

The score stayed that way until the 6th when Gillaspy doubled in Rathmann and Brooke Schaben giving the Griffons the 7-2 lead. That would be all the Griffons would need as they got their first MIAA sweep of the season.

Steponovich led the way for the Griffons in game two with three hits while Katie Kosterman and Smith both had two.

The Griffons return to action on Wednesday, March 19 with a doubleheader against Winona State in St. Joseph, Mo. Game time is set for 1:00 pm at the Spring Sports Complex.

— MWSU Sports Information —