ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon Softball (10-17) got its first home sweep of the season, defeating Upper Iowa (13-6) and Concordia, St. Paul (14-7) on the final day of the 2018 Hy-Vee Classic.

Missouri Western got two solid pitching performances from Kenzie Hilzer and Kaili Hinds to get double-digit wins. Both pitchers registered complete game wins with four strikeouts each. Upper Iowa struck first in game one, scoring two in the third, but MWSU answered with four runs in the bottom half of the third and never trailed again. The Griffons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on Concordia, St. Paul, but fell behind 3-2 after a two-run top of the fifth by the Golden Bears. Missouri Western answered again, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth and hanging on for the 5-3 win.

NOTABLES
– Shelbie Atwell went 4-for-7 with four RBIs and two runs scored

– Morgan Frost also went 4-for-7, scoring one run and driving in three

– The Griffons out-hit their opponents 16-12 and had five doubles to three for their opponents

– Hilzer and Hinds combined to allow 12 hits over 14 innings

– The two pitchers combined for five walks while the Griffons walked five times themselves

– Shelby Uhl had two more hits, Sunday, with her season average now up to .418

UP NEXT
The Griffons stay out of conference play, hosting Rockhurst in a doubleheader on March 21 at 4 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —