KANEOHE, Hawaii – What was supposed to be a day of rest and relaxation for Griffon softball turned into another doubleheader, a win and a loss on Monday.

Missouri Western (16-4) played its doubleheader at Hawaii Pacific (7-3) one day earlier than originally scheduled and nearly extended its winning streak to 10 games. The Griffons took game one 3-2 before falling 5-4 in nine innings in the finale.

NOTBALES
– Barbara Billingsley retired two-straight batters with the tying run on in the bottom of the seventh of game one

– MWSU scored one in the seventh to force extra innings in game two after Morgan Rathmann walked and Shelbie Atwell drove her in with a double

– Paige Shifflett gave the Griffons a 3-2 lead in the eighth when she tripled then scored on an error

– Riley Wilson put the Griffons up 4-3 in the ninth when she took home on a double-steal attempt that got Rathmann caught at second

– The Griffons were charged with five errors on the day

TOP PERFORMERS
– Sydney Washington hit .571 in the doubleheader with a run scored

– Rebekah Mueller went 3-for-6 at the plate on the day with one RBI

– Rathmann was 3-for-8 at the plate with a run scored

– Shelbie Atwell hit her eighth double of the season

– Billingsley picked up the win in game one and the loss in game two, pitching 2 1/3 innings of relief. She only allowed one earned run in 9 1/3 innings of work in the doubleheader

UP NEXT
Missouri Western gets this coming weekend off before opening the home and MIAA portions of its schedule on March 10 when the Griffons host Lindenwood (3-6).

— MWSU Athletics —