SPRING HILL, Kan. – The Missouri Western men’s golf team shot an opening round 309 and is in fourth place at the MIAA Championships on Sycamore Ridge Golf Course.

Freshman duo Kevin Kim and Patrick McCarthy are tied for the lead after shooting an even par 72. Cole Roberts carded an 81 for the first day. Jacob Majeske shot an 84 as Lucas Horseman trailed him by one stroke in the round.

McCarthy and Kim share the individual lead with Carson Roberts of Washburn. Washburn leads the team standings with a 299. Second round play begins tomorrow, April 25 at 8:30 a.m.

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KANSAS CITY – The Missouri Western women’s golf team is in fourth place after shooting 336 in the first round of the MIAA Championships at Swope Memorial Golf Course Monday.

MWSU is currently led by Shi Qing Ong who is tied for sixth place with an 81. Chong Yong sits a stroke back in 10th place with an 82. Tiffanie Yabut finished the opening round inside the top 20 with an 86. Jenna Kosmatka shot an 87 as Madison Romjue carded an 89.

Northeastern State leads the team race with a 321 as Central Oklahoma’s Marla Souvannasing and Lindenwood’s Dakota Limkemann are tied for the individual lead with a 77. Second round play begins tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

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KEARNEY, Neb. – The Missouri Western baseball team won their ninth consecutive game Sunday as they defeat Nebraska-Kearney 18-9. It’s the Griffons second straight series sweep as they improve to 25-17 and 22-10 in the MIAA. They are now second in the league standings behind Emporia State.

UNK falls to 13-29 and 6-23 in the MIAA.

NOTABLES
– David Glaude recorded eight RBIs for Missouri Western, the second most for a game in program history

– Glaude blasted two home runs in the win, his first multiple home run game since April 8, 2016

– The Griffons have hit three home runs in back-to-back games as Jeremy Alvarado also went deep in the win

– 18 runs by the Griffons is the most in a game since April 10, 2016 when it scored 22 runs in a win at Central Oklahoma

– The top third of the MWSU line combined for 13 RBIs, 11 runs and nine hits

– Nick Gawley stole his 31st base of the season, setting a new MWSU single season record.

– Missouri Western pitchers struck out 12 batters, the most since March 10 and third most this season

TOP PERFORMERS
– David Glaude was 4-for-5 from the plate with eight RBIs and finished a double short of the cycle

– Dusty Stroup went 2-for-3 with four runs scored and four RBIs

– Nick Gawley scored four runs and drove one run in on three hits

– Jeremy Alvarado had three RBIs as he hit his fifth home run of the season

– Jared Lloyd threw four innings as he gave up three runs and struck out six batters

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. game.

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KEARNEY, Neb. – The Missouri Western baseball team won its eighth consecutive game Saturday with an 8-2 victory at Nebraska-Kearney. The Griffons improve to 24-17 and 21-10 in the MIAA.

NOTABLES
– Nick Gawley had three doubles in the win, which tied a MWSU single game record

– Dusty Stroup hit his sixth home run of the season, Alex Heuring connected for his fifth home run and Levi Schreiner blasted his second home run all in the win

– Missouri Western’s three home runs are the most since March 12 and second most in a game this season

– Richard Peoples threw his fifth consecutive start of at least eight 1/3 innings and 10th straight start of seven innings or more

– The Griffons scored five of its eight runs with two outs

– The first four batters in the lineup accounted for seven MWSU runs with the #2 batter Nick Gawley and #3 batter David Glaude combining for five of those seven runs

TOP PERFORMERS
– Nick Gawley was 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, three doubles and two stolen bases

– Levi Schreiner went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs

– Jeremy Alvarado drove in two RBIs and was 2-for-4 from the plate

– Peoples threw 8 1/3 innings and gave up two earned runs with three strikeouts

UP NEXT
Missouri Western goes for its second straight series sweep Sunday as they play their final game at Nebraska-Kearney at 12 p.m.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western softball team needed at least one, and they got it on Saturday as the Griffons outstanding senior class ended its final regular season with a victory over Emporia State.

The doubleheader split, in all likelihood, clinched the Griffons’ spot in the MIAA Tournament. The seeding will not be released until April 24 after all games have been played. Missouri Western dropped game one, 6-2 after allowing six unanswered Hornet runs. The Griffs hit three home runs in 6-3 game two win. Morgan Rathmann tied the MIAA record with her 31st career triple in game two and broke her own MWSU record with the 10th of her senior season.

SENIORS CONTRIBUTE
Five of the six members of the 2017 senior class combined for six of Missouri Western’s eight hits on the day. They combined for five extra base hits and drove in four of the team’s eight runs. Rathmann led the way, going 3-for-6 in her final home doubleheader. Megan Korgie continued her clutch stretch, driving in the Griffons’ first runs of both games.

HOME RUN POWER CONTINUES
Three different Griffons homered in the series, including senior Katie Klosterman and Kailey Green. It gave the team 18 home runs over its last 14 games. Klosterman hit four of those with Sydney Washington and Green each hitting three.

RATHMANN BREAKS ANOTHER
The senior outfielder broke her third record of the season when she led off the third with her 10th triple of the season. Rathmann has 28 triples in her last three seasons and the 31 she has in her career tried an MIAA record.

THE WAITING GAME
While Missouri Western is essentially secured a spot in the MIAA Tournament, weather will hold off the announcement of the bracket and seeding until Monday. The Griffons ended the weekend tied for fourth in the standings with Northwest Missouri State. All three teams ahead of the Griffons have four games left to play leaving the door open for MWSU to finish as high as second.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western will next play April 27 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City against an opponent to be announced.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missuori Western softball team (33-15, 13-9) didn’t pile on the hits Monday in a doubleheader sweep of Lincoln (5-41, 2-20), but the Griffons got them when they needed them as they sweep the Blue Tigers 1-0 and 3-2.

Megan Korgie’s first hit since March 26 was a game-tying, RBI-double in the sixth inning of game two. Katie Klosterman was 1-for-4 in the doubleheader before following Korgie’s double with one of her own for what proved to be the game winning hit of a 3-2 victory.

STREAKING THE RIGHT WAY
The two wins gave the Griffons back-to-back doubleheader sweeps and five wins in a row. It was the first time the team took two straight doubleheaders since its trip to Hawaii, Feb. 23-25. The win streak is the longest since a string of nine straight Feb. 18-27. Missouri Western has worked its way up from ninth in the MIAA standings a week ago, to tied for fifth after Monday’s wins.

RATHMANN STAYS HOT
Morgan Rathmann went 3-for-5 in the doubleheader with two runs scored, one double, and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts. The senior is 14-for her last-21 (.667) over the team’s last six games. She has six runs scored, five RBIs, three doubles and two triples over that stretch.

HILZER’S DAY
Freshman Kenzie Hilzer picked up her fourth complete game shutout of the season in the team’s 1-0 game one win. Then Hilzer finished off the Griffons’ 3-2 game two win with the second save of her first season. On the day, Hilzer pitched eight innings, allowing just two hits and no runs with four strikeouts and no walks. Lincoln batters hit just .071 on Hilzer.

COMING UP
Some very important MIAA games await Missouri Western this weekend. The team is scheduled to host Washburn (23-28, 10-12) on Friday and Emporia State (28-22, 13-9) for senior day on Saturday.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State baseball game on Tuesday has been moved up to a 1 p.m. start in Maryville, Missouri. The game was original scheduled for a 2 p.m. first pitch.

The scheduled game is game two of a three week midweek series with the Bearcats. Game three is scheduled for April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Spring Sports Complex. Missouri Western won game one, 10-5, of the series last Tuesday in St. Joseph.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team (20-17, 17-10) got two complete games from its starting pitchers and racked up 28 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Fort Hays State (9-28, 2-23) on Thursday.

Richie Peoples picked up his fifth complete game of the season in a 14-5 game one winner. Nate Hunter went eight complete in a game two, 12-2, run-rule victory.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western has now won four games in a row and five of its last six

– The Griffons’ 14 runs in game one were their most since a Feb. 4, 14-4 win over Newman

– MWSU out-hit Fort Hays State 26-7 in the doubleheader

– Peoples and Hunter combined for a 3.71 ERA and held Fort Hays State’s offense to a .277 average

– The Griffons had 10 extra base hits on the day with eight doubles and two home runs

TOP PERFORMERS
– Hunter went all eight innings in game two, holding Fort Hays State to seven hits and two runs. He struck out three and walked one.

– Peoples went more than seven innings for the ninth straight start and had a season-high eight strikeouts

– David Glaude went 5-for-8 with two walks on the day, driving in four, and was a triple shy of the cycle in game two

– Dusty Stroup had four hits in game one and went 5-for-11 on the day with four runs scored and three RBIs

– Ryan Smith drove in three with a home run to left in game one and went 3-for-8 on the day

UP NEXT
The two teams will attempt to conclude the series Friday at 1 p.m. That game time is subject to change.

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