The Missouri Western softball team had their nine-game winning streak in game two against the Lindenwood Lady Lions falling 11-10 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon. Missouri Western won game one 4-3 and now sit at 29-15 overall and 12-8 in MIAA play. Freshman Sydney Washington went 5-for-10 with five runs scored and six RBI in the doubleheader.

Game 1
MWSU 4
LWU 3

The Griffons softball team picked up big victory in game one getting two, 2-run homers from Sydney Washington helping them to a 4-3 victory. The Griffons pounded out seven hits with Bre Fleschner going 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two doubles while Washington went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI.

Jackie Bishop picked up her 19th victory of the season going all seven innings. She gave up five hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts.

The Lady Lions got five hits from five different players. Courtney Opick went 1-2 with two RBI and a run scored on a home run.

The Griffons jumped on top in the 3rd inning as they got four two out hits including Washington’s first home run of the day giving them the 2-0 lead after three and a half innings. The Lady Lions responded in their half of the 3rd when Opich blasted a homer to left center tying the score at two after three.

The score stayed that way until the 5th when Washington struck again with her sixth homer of the year and second of the game giving the Griffons the 4-2 after five innings. The Lady Lions made things interesting in the 6th getting the first two runners on and they advanced to second and third on a throwing error by Katie Klosterman.

Bishop gave up just one run getting out of the mess with getting a fly out to centerfield, a groundout to second base and a pop up to shortstop. The Griffons left one on in the 7th and shut down the Lady Lions in the 7th holding on for their ninth straight
victory.

Game 2
LWU 11
MWSU 10 (10 innings)

In game two the Griffons gave up a 6-1 lead falling 11-10 in 10 innings snapping a nine game winning streak. Bishop got the loss in releif falling to 19-7 with the loss. She 3.1 innings giving up five his and three unearned runs with four strikeouts.

Things looked goot for the Griffons in the first getting three runs on four hits. Fleschner led off with a double to left center and Washington singled to shortstop. Fleschner scored on a single by Gillaspy while Washington on a Brooke Schaben Gillaspy made it 3-0 when she scored on sacrafice fly by Taylor Anding.

In the bottom of the first the Lady Lions were able to score one run on one hit cutting the Griffons lead to 3-1 after one. In the second the Griffons got two more runs on three hits. Gillaspy got another RBI.

In the top of the fourth the Griffons went up 6-1 when Fleschner singled to center and later scored on a fielding error by the Lady Lions third baseman.

The next two innings belonged to the Lions as they scored seven runs on four hits claiming the 8-6 lead after five innings of play. The Griffons did not get anything going in the sixth but in the 7th they scored three runs on five hits taking a 8-7 lead heading to the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Griffons bought in Bishop for the save but she couldn’t get the job done giving up two hits including the two out hit to Opich which tied the game at eight. In the eighth neither team got anything going and in the ninth the Griffons stranded one runner while the Lady Lions stranded the bases loaded.

The went to the international tie breaker in the 10th with the Griffons getting the go ahead run on a sacrafice fly from Gillaspy. In the 10th the Lady Lions got two hits scoring two runs picking up the victory. They improve to 16-21 on the season and 9-11 in MIAA play.

The Griffons had 16 hits with seven of the Griffons getting at lead two hits. Washington had three hits, three runs scored and two RBI while Gillaspy had two hits with three RBI and a run scored. LWU had 14 hits with Opich getting three and Kitson four.

Janie Smith went five innings giving up eight hits and four earned runs. Ryndak got the victory for Lindenwood going 3.2 innings giving up four hits and one unearned run. She improves to 8-8 on the season.

The Griffons continue MIAA play Saturday morning with a doubleheader against the Lincoln Blue Tigers. First pitch is scheduled for 10 am.

— MWSU Sports Information —