ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Softball (21-22, 12-6) earned its second-straight MIAA sweep with 7-2 and 1-0 wins over Fort Hays State (11-33, 7-15), Thursday.

Missouri Western flashed its offensive ability in game one and got a complete game shutout from Kaili Hinds in game two to extend the team’s win streak to five games, currently the longest in the MIAA.

NOTABLES

• Missouri Western has now won five straight games and sits alone in fifth place in the MIAA standings with eight games remaining in the regular season
• The Griffons improved to 13-7 overall at home this season and 7-1 at the Spring Sports Complex in MIAA games
• MWSU had 11 hits and two home runs in game one
• Gabi Carter led the Griffon offense with three hits, all in game one
• Lonnie Groves had three RBIs on the day, driving in two with one of two Griffon home runs in game one. She also drove in the lone run in game two
• Hinds allowed six hits and didn’t walk a batter in her second shutout of the season
• Kenzie Hilzer held Fort Hays State to one earned run on five hits
• Markee Brown went 2-for-4 in the doubleheader
• Tamara Hicks was 2-for-5 on the day

UP NEXT 
The Griffons won’t wait long for their next doubleheader. Friday’sSenior Day twin-bill was moved up to 9 a.m. against Nebraska Kearney. The team will honor its four seniors on Friday with the regular season home finale coming Tuesday, April 17 in a re-scheduled doubleheader with Pittsburg State.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth time this season, Missouri Western junior Shi Qing Ong has been named MIAA Golfer of the Week.

Ong won her second individual championship of the season on April 3 at the HSU Southern Bancorp Invitational in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She won the title with a 2-over-par 145. On April 10, Ong finished in fourth place at the Central Region Spring Preview in Springfield, Missouri. Her two round total of 149 was just three strokes off the lead.

Ong’s other Golfer of the Week accolades were on September 7, 13 and October 4. Missouri Western competes in the MIAA Championship on April 23-25 at Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third time this season, Missouri Western softball’s Shelby Uhl was named MIAA Hitter of the Week.

The junior outfielder from Pleasant Hill, Iowa went 5-for-6 with three home runs in Missouri Western’s doubleheader sweep of Missouri Southern last week. She also walked twice in the series, reaching base in all but one plate appearance. Uhl drive in five of her team’s 20 runs in the two games and also scored five runs. On the base paths, she stole three bases in four attempts.

Uhl was also named MIAA Hitter of the Week on March 20 after hitting for the cycle against Wayne State (Neb.) and on Feb. 20 after an 11-for-22 week at the plate.

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Griffon men’s golf shot an 899 and finished in fourth place at the Lindenwood Invitational at Missouri Bluffs Golf Course.

Patrick McCarthy led Missouri Western with a 5-over-par 218 and finished tied for seventh place. It is McCarthy’s sixth top-10 finish of the season. Kevin Kim finished tied for 16th with a 224. Cole Roberts recorded a 226 to end the tournament tied for 22nd. Jacob Majeske carded a 234 and Lucas Horseman shot a 238 in the three rounds.

Concordia-St. Paul’s Noah Rasinski won the individual title with a 4-under-par 209. Central Missouri claimed the team championship with an 861.

Missouri Western is in action on April 16 and 17 at the Broncho Stampede in Edmond, Oklahoma at Rose Creek Golf Club.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team finished sixth with a 631 at the Central Region Preview at Rivercut Golf Course.

Shi Qing Ong finished in fourth place with a 5-over-par 149 and was just three strokes off the lead. Ong was also named to the Central Region Preview All-Tournament team.

Chong Yong was 17th with a 155 for the two-day tournament. Jenna Kosmatka carded a 162 and Tiffanie Yabut recorded a 165 I nthe two rounds. Katie Irvin rounded out the MWSU scorecard with a 171.

Arkansas Tech won the tournament title with a 601. Southwestern Oklahoma’s Gloria Choi won the individual championship, in a three-player playoff, with a 2-over-par 146.

Missouri Western is in action next at the MIAA Championships on April 24-26 at Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City, Missouri.

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Griffon men’s golf shot a 593 and is tied for fourth place after two rounds at the Lindenwood Invitational at Missouri Bluffs Golf Course.

Patrick McCarthy led Missouri Western with a 3-over-par 145 and is tied for 10^th place. Kevin Kim and Cole Roberts are tied for 13^thplace with a 148 in the two rounds. Jacob Majeske carded a 155 for the first day of the tournament. Lucas Horseman rounded out the MWSU scorecard with a 158.

Lindenwood’s Yente Van Doren led the individual field in the two rounds with a 5-under-par 137. The Lions shot a 571 to lead the team field of the tournament. Missouri Western tees off the final round tomorrow at 9:24 a.m.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri Western junior Shi Qing Ong shot a 2-over-par 74 to tie for the lead after one round at the Central Region Spring Preview at Rivercut Golf Course Monday. The Griffons are in fifth place as a team after shooting a 317 after the opening round.

MWSU’s Chong Yong is tied for 20th after the opening day with a 79. Jenna Kosmatka is inside the top-30 with an 81. Tiffanie Yabut carded an 83 and Katie Irvin recorded an 87 for MWSU.

Ong shares the individual lead with three other golfers. Southwest Oklahoma State sits atop of the team leaderboard with a 301. The final round begins Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.

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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Griffon baseball (18-15) fell at Northeastern State (18-15) 10-6 in game two of the series. The two teams combined for six runs in the final inning of play.

Northeastern State tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with a bases loaded single to centerfield. The next batter provided the walk-off grand slam for the Riverhawks.

Missouri Western broke a 5-5 ninth inning tie when Nick Schranck scored on a wild pitch. Schranck was put on a base after he pinch ran for Ryan Fisher. Fisher’s two-out single to centerfield kept MWSU in position to take the late-game lead. An inning earlier, Brooks Day tied the game when he slammed his second home run of the day.

The Griffons took their first lead of the game, 4-3, in the sixth inning when Casey Danley and Day hit back-to-back home runs.

NOTABLES

• Brooks Day is the first Griffon this season to hit two home runs in a game
• Day and Casey Danley combined for three of MWSU’s six runs
• Levi Schreiner was 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored
• Nate Hunter threw seven innings and struck out four batters
• Northeastern State pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts

UP NEXT
Missouri Western and Northeastern State play for the series win tomorrow at 12 p.m. in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

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