ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Softball (8-17) split a pair of regional games on Saturday to open the 2018 Hy-Vee Classic.

Shelby Uhl hit for the cycle and walked once in an 18-2 run-rule win over Wayne State College (6-10) to help the Griffons rebound from a 9-8 loss to Northern State (10-7), Saturday morning.

Uhl didn’t wasted anytime getting to her historic accomplishment, leading off the game with a solo home run to left field. It was the first of six RBIs in the game for Uhl, who also singled in the first. Her triple came in the third inning and she completed the cycle in the fourth with an RBI-double up the middle.

In the game, Uhl was 4-for-4 with six RBIs, three runs scored and a walk. Shelbie Atwell went 2-for-3 against Wayne State with three runs, three RBIs and two walks. On the day, Uhl was 6-for-7 with eight RBIs, six runs and two walks. Atwell was 3-for-5 on the day with five runs and four walks. Morgan Froast hit two doubles and drove in five with a 3-for-5 day at the plate.

Missouri Western just missed sweeping the day. The Griffons led Northern State 6-1 after two innings and 7-4 after four. Northern State scored four runs in the fifth to take an 8-7 lead, but Missouri Western tied it in the bottom of the fifth. Another Northern State run in the sixth was the dagger.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts two more NSIC competitors on Sunday, opening with Upper Iowa at 10 a.m. before taking on Concordia, St. Paul at approximately noon.

— MWSU Athletics —