ST. JOSEPH – It was a close loss and a dominant victory for the Missouri Western softball team (28-14, 8-8) Wednesday night against Central Missouri (20-23, 10-8).

Six runs over the final two innings of game one gave Central Missouri a 6-4 comeback win. A three-run fifth inning highlighted a 5-0 win for the Griffons in game two.

NOTABLES
– It was the fourth doubleheader split in the Griffons’ last seven MIAA series

– Missouri Western had a 2-0 lead after four innings of game one on solo home runs in the third and fourth innings, but Central Missouri scored four in the top of the sixth. The Griffons tied it in the bottom of the sixth, but surrendered two more runs in the seventh.

– The Griffons had 19 hits on the night, five extra base hits

– Two costly errors hurt the Griffons in game one, including two-out error in the top of the seventh that allowed the sixth run to score

– Missouri Western’s two pitchers combined for a 0.50 ERA on the night

– The Griffons got most of their production from the bottom half of the order as the 5-9 hitters combined to go 15-for-29

TOP PERFORMERS
– Rebekah Mueller went 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs

– Three of Shelby Uhl’s four hits on the night were extra base hits, two doubles and a home run. She also scored four runs and had two RBIs

– Kenzie Hilzer (14-5) held UCM to three hits in her third complete game shutout of the season. She also struck out four and limited the Jennies to a .136 average

– Paige Shifflett went 3-for-7 at the plate with three RBIs

UP NEXT
Missouri Western goes back on the road for series at Fort Hays State (11-35, 4-16) on Friday and Nebraska-Kearney (7-41, 4-18) on Saturday.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team finished in ninth place with a 638 at the NCAA Central Region Preview at Rivercut Golf Course Tuesday.

Shi Qing Ong led Missouri Western with a 154 and finished tied for eighth place. Chong Yong ended a stroke behind Ong, in 12th, place with a 155. Tiffanie Yabut carded a 165. Madison Romjue and Jenna Kosmatka each recorded a 173 for MWSU.

Northeastern State won the team title with a 145 as NSU’s Ebba Moberg won the individual championship with a 145. Missouri Western is in action on April 24 at the MIAA Championships in Kansas City, Missouri.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team is currently in sixth place at the NCAA Central Region Preview at Rivercut Golf Course after shooting a 316. MWSU is just seven strokes off the lead.

Shi Qing Ong leads the Griffons as she shot a 74 and is tied for fourth place. Chong Yong finished the round in 12th place with a score of 77. Tiffanie Yabut recorded an 82 as Madison Romjue carded an 83. Jenna Kosmatka fired a 93 for MWSU.

Northeastern State leads the team race at 309 as Luisa Gartmann of Henderson State and Ebba Moberg from Northeastern State co-lead the field with a score of 72. Missouri Western tees off in a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team took two-of-three from Central Oklahoma with a 10-5 win Sunday against the Bronchos.

The Griffons improve to 17-17 this season and 14-10 in MIAA play.

NOTABLES
– Logan Marston tied the game at 2-2 in the second inning with his seventh home run of the season and second in the series

– Missouri Western picked up back-to-back RBI doubles in the second inning to take a 4-2 lead then a batter later had two straight RBI singles to open a 6-2 lead

– Alex Heuring drove in two runs on a seventh inning double and then two batters later was driven in by Connor Simpson’s single

– Griffon batters had free bases on four hit by pitches and drew six walks

– Central Oklahoma had two home runs on the afternoon

TOP PERFORMERS
– Bailey Zimmer was 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI, a walk and one run scored

– Dusty Stroup went 2-for-4 as he drove in two runs and scored one run

– Dustin Agnew threw eight innings and gave up just three earned runs

UP NEXT
Missouri Western continues its homestand as it hosts Northwest Missouri State on Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.

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EDMOND, Okla. – The Missouri Western women’s tennis team fell 8-1 at Central Oklahoma Sunday. Missouri Western concludes its tough stretch of four matches in five days.

Karolina Strom claimed MWSU’s win at #2 singles. Strom dropped the first set but won the second set 6-3 and decisive third set 11-9. She also teamed up with Joanna Abreu Roman at #2 doubles; the duo dropped a tough match 9-7.

Missouri Western has its senior day and final home match on Wednesday, April 12 against Nebraska Wesleyan University. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Noyes Tennis Center.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team (16-17, 13-10 MIAA) fell to Central Oklahoma (21-13-1, 11-12 MIAA) 4-1 Saturday at the Spring Sports Complex.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western loaded the bases in the first inning with one out but was unable to produce a run

– Dusty Stroup connected for his fifth home run of the season during the first at-bat of the third inning

– MWSU threatened again in the bottom of the fifth inning as runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball but could not get across to score

– Defensively, the Griffons turned three double plays on the afternoon

– Central Oklahoma recorded 10 strikeouts in the game

TOP PERFORMERS
– Levi Schreiner was 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk

– Nate Hunter threw seven innings, his fourth straight start of six innings or more, as he gave up just two earned runs

– Stroup’s home run was his only run scored and RBI for the game

UP NEXT
Missouri Western tries to win the series against Central Oklahoma tomorrow, Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m.

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Missouri Western softball team (26-12, 6-6) dropped both games of a doubleheader at Pittsburg State (34-12, 13-5) on Saturday.

Missouri Western was bested in run-rule shortened games of 12-3 and 8-0, going 0-4 on the weekend road trip after two losses at Missouri Southern on Friday.

Pittsburg State blew a 3-3 game wide open with three home runs in the fifth of game one, including back-to-back shots from Kala Holder and Nicole Nease. A three-run home run by Nease in the sixth ended the game. The Gorillas hit five home runs in the game. Missouri Western stranded seven base runners in game one.

It was a seven-run fourth inning by Pittsburg State that put game two out of reach. Pitt State scored five of the runs in the inning with two outs. Emmie Robertson limited the Griffons to just two hits in game two after picking up the win in relief of game one.

Paige Shifflett went 3-for-3 in game one and walked twice in game two, not recording an official at bat. Riley Wilson was 2-for-4 on the day with a run scored.

The Griffons will look to snap the four-game skid this Tuesday, March 11 when they host Northwest Missouri State (19-13, 10-4).

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JOPLIN, Mo. – For the first time in almost two years, the Missouri Western softball team (28-10, 6-4) was swept in a doubleheader on Friday.

Missouri Southern (21-24, 9-7) took game one, 2-0 and used a bases loaded walk with two out in the bottom of the seventh to win game two, 4-3.

NOTABLES
– It was the first time Missouri Western has been swept in a true doubleheader since April 23, 2015 against Emporia State

– Game one was Missouri Southern’s first win over the Griffons since April 23, 2011
Missouri Western tied game two with two runs in the seventh, but a double play on a pop up ended the rally

– Missouri Southern got the first three batters on in the seventh on a single and two straight sacrifice bunt attempts before Kenzie Hizer got two outs without a run scoring. The winning run was walked in on a 3-2 pitch after Hilzer had battled back from 2-0 to work the count even

TOP PERFORMERS
– Morgan Rathmann went 4-for-7 at the plate and scored a run. The senior is now just three runs away from breaking the MWSU career record (172)

– Shelbie Atwell was 2-for-4 on the day and had an RBI

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Pittsburg State (32-12, 11-5) for a doubleheader on Saturday that is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.

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