The Missouri Western softball team pounded out 27 hits and scored 24 runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Lincoln Blue Tigers Tuesday. The Griffons won game one 7-3 and game two 17-5. The 17 runs ties the most runs in a game by a Griffon team since March 21, 2004 when they did it against South Daktoa. The Griffons improve to 34-12 overall and 18-6 in MIAA play.
Game 1
MWSU 7, LU 3
Western used a five run sixth inning in which they hit four home runs to pick up a 7-3 victory. Keri Lorbert led off the inning with her 12th homer of the season. It also tied Amy Beverly for most home runs in a career with 37. Michelle Stevenson, Taylor Anding and Sarah Elliott also hit home runs in the inning.
Things did not look good early on for the Griffons as the Blue Tigers scored three runs in the first three innings. Kristina Hein singled to center and scored on an Erin Sommerer homer in the first. In the third Sam Kircher hit a homer giving the Blue Tigers a 3-0 lead.
The Griffons responded in the third with two runs on three hits. Bre Fleschner singled in Elliott and Roemmich doubled in Fleschner cutting the lead to 3-2.
Missouri Western pounded out six hits in the five run 6th picking up the victory. MWSU had 11 hits with Roemmich going 3-for-4 with one RBI. The other eight Griffon batters all had one hit in the game.
Jackie Bishop improves to 19-5 overall going all seven innings. She gave up five hits while striking out 10.
The Blue Tigers had five hits with Kircher going 2-for-3. Clari Lorenz picked up the loss going 5.1 innings giving up nine hits and six earned runs while striking out nine. She falls to 9-8 on the season.
Game 2
MWSU 17, LU 5 (5 innings)
Western smacked 16 hits and scored 17 runs in a 17-5 run rule game against the Blue Tigers. The Griffons dominated the second game scoring at least three runs in each inning which included five run innings in the first and third innings.
MWSU had three players with at least three hits. Roemmich, Stevenson and Sorenson all had three hits. Roemmich and Stevenson had four RBI while Sorenson had three.
Bre Fleschner, Roemmich and Stevenson all scored three runs while Roemmich hit her ninth homer of the season.
Janie Smith improves to 15-5 on the season going all five innings. She gave up eight hits and five earned runs with four strikeouts.
The Blue Tiges fall to 14-21-1 overall and 6-16 in MIAA play. Kircher had two hits and three RBI with a home run while Starr McLeod had a two run homer.
The Griffons ruturn to action on Saturday, April 27 when they take on the #21 Central Oklahoma in a doubleheader in Edmond, Okla. Game time is set for 12:00 pm.
— MWSU Sports Information —