BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Missouri Western softball team opened the 2018 season with a win and a loss at the Arkansas-Monticello Division II Challenge.

The Griffons opened the day with a 4-0 loss to No. 12 Harding before taking care of the host school, Arkansas-Monticello, 4-1 in its second game of the day. MWSU limited Arkansas-Monticello to four hits and scored three runs in the third. After three closely contested innings, Harding scored three in the fourth before three more scoreless innings.

NOTABLES
– Kaili Hinds and Barbara Billingsley combined to allow just one Arkansas-Monticello hit in the second game of the day. The hit came on an RBI-double down the right field line in the sixth

– In her first collegiate competition, Hinds pitched 7 2/3 with the start against Arkansas-Monticello and a relief appearance against Harding. The freshman allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked one

– Shelby Uhl went 4-for-6 on the day with an RBI and a stolen base

– Tamara Hicks had the Griffs’ lone extra base hit on the day with an RBI triple against Arkansas-Monticello

– Missouri Western had 14 hits on the day with 11 of them coming against Arkansas-Monticello

UP NEXT
The Griffons stay in Bentonville for two more game, playing Emporia State (3-4) at 10 a.m. on Friday and Arkansas Tech (5-1) at approximately noon.

— MWSU Athletics —