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Griffon softball finishes 5-1 at Apple Market Classic

Posted on March 20, 2016

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western softball team finished the weekend with a 5-1 overall record at the Apple Market Classic. The Griffons won in dominating fashion against Wayne State 14-6 in six innings and fell to Augustana in the final game 12-5 in the final day Sunday.

Game 1

The Griffons fell behind early in the game in the opening games of the day. MWSU allowed five runs in the second and a solo home run in the third inning. The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead heading into the fourth inning.

Shyanne Saladino entered the game as pitcher and silenced the Wildcat bats, pitching four innings and allowing just three hits and no run. The Griffon offense came alive, scoring at least four runs in the fourth, five and sixth inning.

MWSU picked up three walks in the fourth innings, helping the Griffons score five runs in the inning. Morgan Rathmann and Katie Klostermann each contributed with RBIs in the inning.

In the fifth inning, Sydney Washington recorded a three-run home run while Taylor Hamilton and Rathmann also picked up RBIs. MWSU took a 10-6 lead heading into the sixth.

The Griffons finished off the Wildcats as they added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Five different Griffons had multiple hits in the game, led by Klostermann and Washington. Washington picked up five RBIs and Klostermann produced three hits and three runs.

Game 2

MWSU was not able to extend their winning streak past Augustana. The Vikings were able to score in six of the seven innings and tally at least one hit in six innings.
Augustana was able to gain an early advantage, scoring one run in the both the first and second innings compared to the Griffons one run. Augustana carried its 2-1 lead into the top of the fifth inning.

Augustana was able to power a two-run home run to right field, extending their lead to 4-1. The Griffons were able to respond with timely hits in the bottom half of the inning, scoring three-run to even the score at 4-4. The Griffons loaded the bases and Hamilton eventually tallied an RBI and Kailey Green recorded a double to right field, picking up two RBIs.

Augustana was too much for the Griffons as they scored three more runs in the sixth inning and five more runs in the seventh inning.
Kailey Green had three hits in the game, picking up four RBIs in the process. Five other Griffons had one hit in the game and Hamilton had the other RBI.

The Griffons will be on the road and back in conference action as they face off against Lindenwood University and Lincoln. MWSU will play Lindenwood on Friday starting at 2 p.m. and Lincoln on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou baseball gets swept by No. 1 Florida

Posted on March 20, 2016March 20, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball dropped its series finale at No. 1 Florida, 7-5, on Sunday afternoon (March 20) at McKethan Stadium. Mizzou rallied from down 6-1 to pull within one run at 6-5 but failed to plate the tying run despite having runners in scoring position with just one out in both the seventh and eighth innings. Florida then added an insurance run in the eighth to pull away for the win. Mizzou falls to 14-9 (0-3 SEC) while Florida goes to 21-1 (3-0 SEC).

Senior Austin Tribby (Springfield, Mo.) was tagged with the loss after allowing five runs on five hits over 3.0 innings. Florida’s Alex Faedo earned the win, despite Mizzou tagging him for a career-worst five earned runs in the win. He had allowed just four earned runs all year prior to Sunday.

Mizzou’s offense was led by RBI doubles from lefties Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.) and Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) and a two-double performance from sophomore Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.). Freshmen Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.) and Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) and sophomore Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) tallied RBIs in the loss.

Tribby ran into trouble in the first inning as leadoff hitter Dalton Guthrie worked a nine-pitch at-bat and singled through the left side. CF Buddy Reed then launched a two-run homer two pitches later to put Florida on top, 2-0. Tribby then walked the next two batters, but an infield fly and a 6-4-3 double play got him out of the jam.

After Faedo struck out the side in the top of the second, Tribby came back out and looked to settle down, needing just nine pitches for a 1-2-3 inning in the second. Mizzou then tallied its first run of the game as the bottom of the order got things going. Bond ripped a one-out double, his second of the year, and Ian Nelson (St. Louis, Mo.) moved him to third on a ground ball to the right side. Brumfield then singled to plate Bond, cutting the UF lead in half at 2-1.

As quick as Mizzou cut into the lead, Florida extended it in the next half inning, using a pair of RBI doubles to score three runs to extend the lead to 5-1. RHP Cole Bartlett (Williamsburg, Ind.) relived Tribby in the fourth inning and surrendered a leadoff triple to Nelson Maldonado and a sacrifice fly to left to give Florida a 6-1 lead. LF Harris made a tremendous play on the sacrifice fly, diving to make the catch near the line.

Mizzou then exploded for four runs off of Faedo in the sixth inning, using RBI doubles by Ring and Lavy with an RBI single by Sharp and an RBI groundout by Harris to plate the four runs. An incredible play by Florida 2B Deacon Liput likely saved the tying run on Harris’ RBI groundout.

Ring made two tremendous catches in center in the bottom of the sixth after a leadoff single, but then an infield single and a walk loaded the bases. RHP Liam Carter (Highland Park, Ill.) came on and go J.J. Schwarz to fly out to center to end the inning.

Mizzou then threatened in the seventh inning after a leadoff double by Bond and a two-out walk by Brumfield. But Howard struck out looking off of UF reliever Dane Dunning to strand a pair. Mizzou then stranded the tying run in scoring position in the eighth inning as well. Florida then added insurance in the form of a J.J. Schwarz RBI double to right field for a 7-5 advantage.

Mizzou will be off this midweek as it prepares for a three-game home series over Easter weekend against No. 2 Vanderbilt at Taylor Stadium.

— Mizzou Athletics —

K-State women get blown out by No. 1 seed South Carolina in 2nd round

Posted on March 20, 2016

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tiffany Mitchell scored 16 of her 20 points in the first two quarters as top-seeded South Carolina opened a big lead and breezed into the Sweet 16 with 73-47 victory over Kansas State on Sunday night.

The Gamecocks (33-1) romped through their first two NCAA Tournament games, defeating Jacksonville by 36 points before routing the ninth-seeded Wildcats (19-13) on the way to their fourth round of 16 in the past five seasons. South Carolina, though, is looking for much more and showed the inside strength and defense that might help achieve their national championship goal.

Mitchell was the catalyst in the first 20 minutes, slicing through the Kansas State defense whenever she had the ball.

The Gamecocks will face Syracuse (27-7) on Friday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the next round.

Breanna Lewis had 21 points to lead the Wildcats, who had no answer once South Carolina got going.

Alaina Coates had 14 points and 10 rebounds, her second straight double-double in the NCAA Tournament and 19th of the season.

The Gamecocks led by 19 points at the break and eventually grew the lead to 32 points against their Big 12 Conference opponents.

Kansas State had hoped to make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002 and thought its 6-foot-5 junior Lewis could limit the effectiveness of South Carolina’s inside power duo of 6-5 A’ja Wilson and 6-4 Coates.

That job looked easier when Wilson was called for two fouls less than two minutes into the game.

But it was Mitchell, a two-time SEC player of the year, who powered the Gamecocks past the Wildcats early on. Her steal and easy basket after Wilson went to bench way early got a nervous crowd to exhale and steadied South Carolina’s attack.

Mitchell sliced through Kansas State’s defense on the way to a three-point play after the Wildcats had tied things for a final time at 7-all.

She killed off any hopes of a Kansas State comeback in the final minute before halftime with a 3-pointer before banking home a basket as the buzzer sounded to put the Gamecocks up 45-26 and cruising to their fourth Sweet 16 appearance in five years.

Mitchell got big hugs from her teammates — and a rousing ovation from the fans — when she left the court at Colonial Life Arena for a final time. The senior helped the Gamecocks go 47-1 at home the past three seasons, the lone defeat to NCAA Tournament favorite UConn 66-54 last month.

TIP INS

Kansas State: The Wildcats’ Breanna Lewis had six blocks against George Washington on Friday night, setting the school record for most games in a career with five-or-more blocks at 14. Lewis has 177 blocks the past two seasons, also a Kansas State record. She finished with two blocks against the Gamecocks.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks have turned up their stingy defense even more in the past month. They’ve held their past nine opponents to an average of 49 points a game. One team has broken the 60-point barrier in that stretch — and that was Kentucky in a 93-63 loss in the SEC tournament semifinals earlier this month.

UP NEXT

Kansas State’s season is over.

South Carolina will play No. 4 Syracuse in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

— Associated Press —

Northwest softball splits two one-run games Sunday in St. Joseph

Posted on March 20, 2016March 20, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State softball team came up on either side of a pair of one-run contests Sunday in St. Joseph, Mo.

The games were played at the Heritage Park Softball Complex as a part of the MWSU Apple Market Classic. 16 teams are participating in the midseason crossover, eight apiece from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

The Bearcats were on the losing end of a pitcher’s duel to open the day, falling to Augustana 1-0.

Northwest used a three-run fifth inning to sneak past Minnesota State in the nightcap, 4-3.

Northwest Missouri State will return to conference play when they hit the road to take on Lincoln on Friday, March 25. First pitch in the twin bill is set for 1 p.m. in Jefferson City, Mo.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU tennis bounces back with 8-1 win over Ottawa

Posted on March 20, 2016March 20, 2016

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s tennis team rebounded after their first loss of the season with a dominating performance against Ottawa, winning 8-1.

Missouri Western was able to record a sweep in singles competition as Yasmine El Ghazi and Sofia Aguilera earned victories in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots. Denise Chiao was able to earn a victory in the No. 6 singles spot by a score of 6-3 and 6-2.

The Griffons were able to take two of three doubles matches. El Ghazi and Aguilera won 9-8 in their match and Joanna Abreu Roman and Sarah Giraldo earned a convincing 8-0 victory in the No.2 doubles match.

Singles competition
1. El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Corfield,Allison (OU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Aguilera, Sofia (MWSU) def. Luedyke,Jennifer (OU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) def. Bellew,Madeline (OU) 6-3, 7-6
4. Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Laures,Taylor (OU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Smith, Meara (MWSU) def. Hibbs,Lexis (OU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Chiao, Denise (MWSU) def. Rodriguez,Stephanie (OU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Aguilera, Sofia/El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Corfield,Allison/Luedyke,Jennifer (OU) 9-8
2. Abreu Roman, Joanna/Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) def. Good,Danika/Peterson,Kimisha (OU) 8-0
3. Bellew,Madeline/Laures,Taylor (OU) def. Beger, Lindsay/Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 8-4

Missouri Western will hit the road as they take on Fort Hays State on Friday afternoon starting at 2 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri Western softball opens Apple Market Classic with two wins

Posted on March 18, 2016March 19, 2016

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western Softball earned two non-conference victories on Friday afternoon, beating University of Mary 8-1 and Northern State University 11-1.

Game 1

The Griffons were able to score all eight of their runs in the first four innings of the game. Morgan Rathmann was the first to cross the plate as she scored on an error by the catcher as Paige Shifflett was stealing second base. The Griffons added a second run when Katie Klostermann singled to left field to score Shifflett.

Missouri Western continued to add to its lead as Shelbie Atwell tripled, bringing home two more runs. The Griffons added two more runs in the inning, giving the Griffons a 6-0 lead after the second inning.

Kailey Green added a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning for the final run, giving the Griffons an 8-1 victory. She finished the game two for three, scoring two runs and recording two RBIs. Rathmann finished the game with three runs scored.

Shyanne Saladino finished the game, pitching all seven innings. She struck out seven batters while allowing just four hits and one earned run.

Game 2

Missouri Western continued its dominance, scoring 11 runs in the second game of the doubleheader and limiting Northern State to just one run.

MWSU put together an eight run fifth inning. Rebekah Mueller eventually ended the game with her grand slam to center field in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Griffons were able to get RBIs from Taylor Hamilton and Sydney Washington in the inning.

Paige Shifflett and Sydney Washington also tallied home runs in the game. Shifflett finished the game with two runs and one hit as well. Washington contributed three RBIs to go along with her two hits and two runs.

Janie Smith was solid in the circle as she recorded three strikeouts and allowed just one run on two hits.

The Griffons will continue the Apple Market Classic on Saturday, taking on Winona State at Noon and University of Sioux Falls at 2 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffons’ eight-game win streak snapped by Missouri Southern Friday

Posted on March 18, 2016March 19, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team’s eight-game winning streak came to a halt on Friday as the team narrowly avoided being no-hit in a 14-2, seven inning loss to Missouri Southern.

Missouri Southern starter Cody Hutchinson was perfect through four innings, but surrendered his first base runner with one out in the fifth when he hit Nick Gawley with a pitch. Missouri Western didn’t see another base runner until the sixth when Alex Heuring drew a one-out walk. With two down in the bottom of the sixth, Landon Mason singled, then David Glaude followed with a two-RBI double to right.

Hutchinson picked up the win, going six innings and allowing two hits, two runs, walking one and striking out nine. Mason, Glaude and Jeremy Alvarado were the only Griffons to pick up a hit in the game. Conner Schwienebart got the start and lasted two and two-thirds. He allowed five runs on four hits.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 14-7 overall and 6-4 in the MIAA. The two teams play game two of the series, Saturday, at 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Kansas routs Austin Peay to win 10th straight NCAA Tournament opener

Posted on March 17, 2016

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas earned the top overall seed for the NCAA tournament without getting much of anything from Svi Mykhailiuk.

If the Ukranian guard steps up, look out.

Mykhailiuk scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Perry Ellis had 21, leading the Jayhawks to a 105-79 victory over Austin Peay on Thursday.

Landen Lucas added 16 points for the Jayhawks (31-4), who will face Connecticut on Saturday with a chance to return to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013.

“We played pretty well in stretches. Didn’t guard as well as we needed to guard to have a chance to advance past Saturday,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “So we’ve got to tighten that up. I do like how our bench played.”

Kansas, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, jumped ahead by 20 by halftime and cruised to its 10th straight win in an NCAA tournament opener.

Josh Robinson scored 24 points for the Governors (18-18), who learned quickly that the magic they leaned on to win four straight and the Ohio Valley title was no match for the talented Jayhawks.

“I think it’s pretty clear Kansas is obviously a really talented basketball team. Great size, athletic ability,” Austin Peay coach Dave Loos said.

Kansas entered this year’s tournament as one of the favorites to win it all after dominating the brutal Big 12 for most the season. Self is looking for his second national championship, and the Jayhawks got off to a strong start by dismantling the overmatched Governors.

The most promising development was the play of Mykhailiuk.

Mykhailiuk, an 18-year-old reserve whose production often has failed to live up to his promise, didn’t even score in wins over Baylor and West Virginia in the recent Big 12 tournament. But he hit three of his first four 3-point attempts, and his three-point play early in the second half helped put Austin Peay away after it closed to 61-44.

“It’s like that all the time in practice. He didn’t surprise me because I see it all the time from him,” Kansas forward Jamari Traylor said. “He’s just got to stay confident like this.”

Kansas star Wayne Selden, who averaged a paltry 2.5 points in four previous NCAA tournament games and was shut out in a loss to Wichita State last March, also impressed with seven points in the first 12 minutes. He finished with 14 points.

Any hope the Governors had at pulling off a monumental upset, or even staying close, was done in by a brutal start from the floor. Austin Peay hit just seven of its first 24 shots, with many of those misses from close range.

Chris Horton had 14 points and 10 rebounds in his final game for the Governors.

TIP-INS

Kansas: Even though Kansas was barely bothered by the Governors, Self was his usual animated, well, self. After a rare Mykhailiuk mistake, Self screamed “Svi! What are you doing? Good God!”…The Jayhawks shot 56 percent from the field.

Austin Peay: The Governors fell to 2-8 in the NCAA Tournament. Their last win came in 1987 over Illinois, 68-67. … Austin Peay actually led for 1:18 in the first half before Kansas got rolling.

STAR POWER

Mykhailiuk didn’t score at all in the NCAA tournament last season. But he was the best player on the floor at times on Thursday, hitting four 3s and shooting 5-of-6 from inside 20 feet.

STAT LINES

The Governors were just 4-of-15 from 3-point range. But surprisingly, they got the free-throw line 10 more times than Kansas and went 25 of 37. … Devonte Graham went scoreless for Kansas but dished out six assists.

UP NEXT

Kansas will face ninth-seeded Connecticut in the second round on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western tennis loses at Northwest Missouri State 7-2

Posted on March 16, 2016

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s tennis team suffered their first loss of the season as they fell at rival Northwest Missouri State Wednesday 7-2.

The Griffons received a strong start in the No. 1 doubles spot as Yasmine El Ghazi and Sofia Aguilera claimed an 8-4 victory over Rachel Dibbins and Lorena Rivas Jarolim. In the No. 2 doubles position the Griffons dropped a tough 9-8 match and fell in the No. 3 doubles match 8-3.

Missouri Western dropped five singles matches and earned their only victory in the No. 5 spot as Joanna Abreu Roman dominated her opponent 7-5 and 6-0. The Griffons were able to keep it close in three other matches but couldn’t find a victory as the Bearcats shut the door.

Singles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NWMSU) def. Aguilera, Sofia (MWSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Emersic,Kaja (NWMSU) def. El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) 6-7, 6-2, 10-6
3. Jacquet,Margaux (NWMSU) def. Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 6-3, 7-6
4. Gallardo,Andrea (NWMSU) def. Smith, Meara (MWSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Sestokaite,Vilune (NWMSU) 7-5, 6-0
6. Berghaus,Marie (NWMSU) def. Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Aguilera, Sofia/El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Dibbins,Rachel (NWMSU) 8-4
2. Kolen,Aniek/Jacquet,Margaux (NWMSU) def. Abreu Roman, Joanna/Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 9-8
3. Emersic,Kaja/Gallardo,Andrea (NWMSU) def. Beger, Lindsay/Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 8-3

The Griffons will return home on Sunday, March 20th starting at 1 p.m. MWSU will play its home matches at the Noyes Tennis Courts this year.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou baseball defeats Southeast Missouri State 13-6

Posted on March 16, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (14-5) won its final game of the series against Southeast Missouri (10-8), 13-6, on Wednesday afternoon thanks to a eight-hit, eight-run fifth inning, the most runs scored in an inning by Mizzou since Feb. 21, 2014, against Radford.

Four Mizzou batters recorded a multi-RBI game including Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.), Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.), Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.), and Shane Benes (Town and Country, Mo.), who led the offense with three on the night. Ian Nelson (Lake St. Louis, Mo.) led Mizzou’s offense with two hits for his second multi-hit game of the season. Senior 1B Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) also tallied two hits. Mizzou’s 6-through-9 batters had five hits and eight RBI in the win.

Ryan Lee (Grandview, Mo.) got the start for Mizzou in his fourth appearance of the season. Through four innings of work, Lee tallied a season-high five strikeouts with four runs on five hits. Cole Bartlett (Williamsburg, Ind.) earned his first win of the season in relief of Lee.

Garrett Gandolfo opened up the scoring for Southeast Missouri with a line shot up the middle to drive in the first run of the game. A single to right field by Ryan Rippee scored Branden Boggetto, followed by an error on Bond to score Gandolfo giving, Southeast Missouri the 3-0 lead.

Bartlett entered the game in the fifth inning in relief for Lee with bases loaded and no outs. He successfully got out of the inning forcing the Redhawks to ground into a double play and ground out to short, limiting the damage to just one run.

Mizzou answered in the fifth, loading the bases with two walks to both Sharp and Bond and a single to the right side for Nelson, his second of the night. Brumfield came through with a banger through the right side, knocking in Sharp and Bond for his 14th and 15th RBI of the season.

Ryan Howard (St. Charles, Mo.) kept the ball rolling as he brought Nelson home with a sacrifice fly to deep right field, pulling Mizzou to within one. The rally continued as both Benes and Bond recorded two-run singles to left field to extend the lead. Sharp crossed the plate on a wild-pitch, putting the inning total at eight runs.

Southeast Missouri threatened in the seventh with a pair of RBI singles by Trevor Ezell and Boggetto of off Bartlett, who sat for nearly 45 minutes during Mizzou’s eight-run fifth which featured five SEMO pitching changes. Senior LHP Austin Tribby (Springfield, Mo.) entered the game for Mizzou and retired Rippee with a strike out looking.

Mizzou’s offensive effort continued into the bottom of the eighth as Southeast Missouri pitcher Justin Murphy walked in a run. Sharp tallied his first hit of the night with a two-run single through the right side, padding the lead for Mizzou. All 10 Mizzou batters reached base safely during the game.

Mizzou heads to No. 1 Florida to open SEC play this weekend in a three-game set. Game one will be Friday at 6 p.m.

— Mizzou Athletics —