DENTON, Texas – A late inning push earned the Missouri Western softball a split Tuesday at Texas Woman’s University.

The Griffon are now 7-16 this season, while TWU is 14-10.

MWSU rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win game one, 7-5. Lonnie Groves hit a grand slam to center that proved to be the game winner. Groves also had the putout and assist on a game-ending, bases loaded double play in the bottom half of the seventh. Texas Woman’s dominated the late innings of game two, scoring three in the fifth and two in the sixth to bust out for a 7-2 win in the finale.

NOTABLES
– Groves went 3-for-7 at the plate in the doubleheader with a team-high four RBIs

– The Griffons also got homers from Shelbie Atwell and Shelby Uhl in game one

– Riley Wilson went 3-for-6 at the plate with two doubles

– Kaili Hinds picked up the win in game one, pitching 5 1/3 innings in relief. She didn’t allow a run and gave up four hits

– Rebekah Mueller threw out three would-be Pioneer base stealers in four attempts

– Missouri Western was not charged with an error in the doubleheader

UP NEXT
The Griffons come back to St. Joseph to host the Hy-Vee Classic, March 16-18.

— MWSU Athletics —