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MWSU’s win streak reaches 16 with doubleheader sweep of Lincoln

Posted on March 28, 2015

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – After a home run fest on Friday to sweep Lindenwood, the 17th-ranked Missouri Western softball team pecked away at Lincoln on Saturday to sweep another doubleheader and run their win streak to 16 games. The wins improved the team’s record to 25-9 overall and 10-2 in the MIAA.

GAME 1: MWSU 8, Lincoln 0 (5 innings)

The Griffs broke a scoreless tie in the second with two runs, added another in the third, three in the fourth and two in the fifth to end game one early with an 8-0 win.

Shelbie Atwell picked up one of her two RBIs in the game, driving in Paige Shifflett with a single up the middle to put the home team up 1-0. Megan Korgie followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Katie Klosterman. In the third, Sydney Washington grounded out to short, scoring Tiffany Gillaspy. Korgie picked up her second and third RBIs of the game in the fourth on a single down the right field line and Morgan Rathmann’s triple in the fourth put MWSU up 6-0. Atwell pushed across another in the fifth and ended the game when she scored on an error by the short stop that allowed Morgan Rathmann to reach.

Janie Smith picked up the win, moving to 12-5 on the year. Kaylie Green went 2-3. Klosterman also was 2-3 with two runs scored and Atwell went 2-3 with two driven in and two runs scored.

GAME 2: MWSU 9, Lincoln 0 (5 innings)

Shyanne Saladino was perfect through the first four innings as the Griffons scored nine, and won another shortened game to move their win streak to 16 games.

Saladino allowed just one hit, a leadoff single in the fifth as she went five innings and picked up the win to move to 13-4 on the year. Her team gave her a big boost, taking an 8-0 lead after two innings with a six-run second. The six-run inning got started with Rebekah Mueller’s first career home run. It was a two-run shot down the right field line that also brought Brooke Schaben home.

Rathmann went 2-3 in game two with three runs scored. Gillaspy was 2-3 with two driven in and two scored. Sydney Washington also went 2-3 in game two and Klosterman was 2-2.

The Griffons improved to 14-0 at home in their 12th straight at the Spring Sports Complex. They hit the road next week, beginning with a non-conference doubleheader at Northwest Missouri State on Tuesday. The first pitch of game one is set for 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM and on StJosephPost.com.

— MWSU Sports Information —

23rd-ranked Mizzou wins at No. 1 Texas A&M to even series

Posted on March 28, 2015March 28, 2015

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 23 Mizzou baseball evened its series with top-ranked Texas A&M with a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon (March 28) at Blue Bell Park. The win improves the Tigers to 20-8 and 6-2 in SEC play. Texas A&M falls to 26-2 and 6-2 in SEC play and the loss is the Aggies’ first at home this season.

The win for Mizzou is the eighth one-run win of the season for the squad and it is also the Tigers third over a top-10 opponent this season. The Tigers are now 8-1 in one-run games this season and 3-1 when tied after seven innings. The Tigers are also now 14-2 away from Taylor Stadium this season. Freshman Tanner Houck (Collinsville, Ill.) picked up his third win of the season, going 7.0 innings while scattering eight hits and allowing only two earned runs. He struck out three and walked two. Junior closer Breckin Williams (Oronogo, Mo.) earned the two-inning save, his seventh of the season. Texas A&M’s Ty Schlottmann took the loss, his first of the season.

Offensively, Mizzou was out-hit 12-7 and each team stranded 10 baserunners in the game. But the Tigers got the hits when they needed them. Sophomore Ryan Howard (St. Charles, Mo.) lined a full-count fastball down the right field line for a go-ahead, RBI double in the top of the eighth inning, scoring Josh Lester (Columbus, Ga.) from first base. Howard was one of two Tigers with a pair of hits Saturday, joining sophomore Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.) who went 2-for-3 with a pair of walks. Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) and Logan Bone (Festus, Mo.) also added RBIs in the win. Brett Peel (St. Charles, Mo.) went 1-for-3 with a walk as he reached base safely for the 25th consecutive game.

The Tigers also played phenomenal defense, getting Houck out of huge jams in the fourth and sixth innings, both times using the double-play combination of Howard and Peel. Ring also made a sensational catch in the bottom of the eighth inning to help Williams escape with a shutout frame.

Houck cruised through the first inning, but All-American Nick Banks roped a 0-2 slider into the bullpen in right field to lead off the second inning for his second homer of the year. That gave Texas A&M a 1-0 lead and the Aggies added to it in the third inning. A double by Hunter Melton to open the frame led to an RBI single by shortstop Blake Allemand, staking the Aggies to a 2-0 lead after three innings.

Mizzou evened the game in the top of the fourth thanks to an error in left field by Logan Taylor, putting runners on first and second for Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.), who roped an RBI single into right field to cut the lead in half. Logan Bone (Festus, Mo.) then laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to score a run from third to tie the game at 2-2.

Both teams missed opportunities to score in the middle innings until Ryan Howard (St. Charles, Mo.) got a huge RBI double in the top of the eighth inning, scoring Lester from first. Howard worked a full count against Schlottmann and ripped an inside fastball down the right field line to score Lester from first. Williams then came on in the eighth and got a huge strikeout with runners on the corners to send the game to the ninth.

A&M put runners on the corners with just one out in the ninth inning, but Williams got a pop-up to left and a grounder to short to escape the jam, saving his seventh game of the season. He threw 33 pitches in the outing.

Mizzou and Texas A&M will play the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday at 1:05 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.

— MU Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri State softball sweeps Lindenwood

Posted on March 28, 2015

The Northwest Missouri State softball team used a pair of impressive pitching performances to sweep Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon in Maryville.

Sarah Baldwin gave up six hits in a complete game effort in game one, leading to a 5-3 Bearcat victory.

And after being one pitch away from a perfect game Friday, Kendle Schieber followed that up with a two-hit shutout in Northwest’s 5-0 victory in game two.

Northwest improved to 13-15 this season and 7-5 in the conference, while the Lady Lions fall to 6-28 and 2-14 in MIAA play.

In game one, Chantel Adams finished 2-for-3 with a grand slam, her fourth home run this season. Baylee Scarbrough added a pair of singles for the Bearcats, while Rebecca Maher scored two runs, including a solo home run in the fifth.

In game two, Schieber racked up a pair of singles, while Cassidy Lee scored two runs after reaching base three times, including a double.

Madison Jones reached base twice and scored one run, and Adams drove in two runs on a first inning single.

The Bearcats will host Missouri Western in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Griffons get blanked in series opener against No. 17 Missouri Southern

Posted on March 27, 2015

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western baseball team dropped the first of a four-game series with No. 17 Missouri Southern, 8-0. The Griffons got only four hits while allowing 10 Southern hits.

The Lions got two on the board in the second and tacked on to the lead with six runs in the eighth. Josh Lansangan allowed just two runs on seven hits through six and a third innings. The loss dropped Lansangan to 2-3 on the year. He walked five Lion batters and struck out six. Matt Russell gave up three runs in two thirds of an inning, as did David Anderson for the Griffons.

Offensively, Cody Childs, Andrew Ramirez, Dylon Koch and Brandown Downs each finished with one hit each. The loss drops Missouri Western to 17-10 overall and 11-6 in the MIAA. Missouri Southern is now 20-4 record and atop the MIAA with an 11-2 league mark.

Western and Southern will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. inside the Griffons Spring Sports Complex. The games will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ AM or online at StJosephPost.com.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcats win open series at Pittsburg State with 7-2 win

Posted on March 27, 2015

Pittsburg, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Pittsburg State at Al Ortolani Field in Pittsburg on Friday afternoon, 7-2.

Northwest moves to 14-13 on the year and 10-7 in the MIAA. Pitt State drops to 7-17 overall and 3-10 in conference action.

The Bearcats got single runs in the first, third and sixth innings before plating four in the top of the eighth.

Starting pitcher Anthony Caenepeel moved to 4-0 on the season, striking out eight batters in his first complete game of the season. He allowed just two runs on nine hits.

Paul Johnson and Steven Garber each went 3-for-4 at the plate for the Bearcats.

Northwest and Pitt State continue their MIAA series Saturday at 1 p.m. with a double header. Both games will be seven-inning contests.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Western softball sweeps Lindenwood to extend win streak to 14

Posted on March 27, 2015

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western softball team stretched its win streak to 14 games with a doubleheader sweep of Lindenwood. The team moved to 23-9 overall and 8-2 in the MIAA. In addition to the 14-game win streak overall, Missouri Western is now 12-0 at the Spring Sports Complex this season.

GAME 1: #17 MWSU 5, Lindenwood 2

The Griffons extended their win streak to 13 games despite falling behind 2-0 in the first.

Janie Smith surrendered two runs in the top of the first but Missouri Western got the bats going in the bottom of the second, jumping ahead 4-2. Kailey Green drove in one in the inning with a double to right center and Megan Korgie brought two home with a single down the right field line. Janie Smith scored the fourth run of the inning when she stole home while Korgie kept the Lindenwood defense occupied in a run-down. Green made it 5-2 in the third when she lifted a home run to left field.

Green finshed 2-2 with thw RBIs and two runs scored. Korgie went 2-3 with two driven in as well. Smith went the distance allowing just two runs on seven hits, improving her record to 11-5.

GAME 2: #17 MWSU 6, Lindenwood 4

Tiffany Gillaspy hit her 10th and 11th home runs of the season as the Griffons put three balls over the fence in a 6-4 win. Gillaspy put MWSU up 1-0 in the first with a solo shot to left center. She made it 6-2 in the fourth with her second home run of the game, this time to left field. The defending National Player of the Week went 4-4 in game two with three RBIs and three runs scored.

Lindenwood took a 2-1 lead in the top of the second on a solo home run and an RBI single. The Griffons jumped back in front in the bottom of the third when Morgan Rathmann hit a homer to left center and two batters later, Sydney Washington when opposite field with a two-run home run to right.

No other Griffon had more than one hit. Washington drove in two, going 1-4 and Rathmann drove in one and scored twice. Shyanne Saladino battled through to pick up her 12th win of the year (12-4) Saladino went the distance, allowing all four runs on nine hits. Missouri Western is back in action Saturday in a doubleheader at home against Lincoln.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri State softball takes two from Lincoln Friday

Posted on March 27, 2015

The Northwest Missouri State softball team picked up a pair of conference victories over Lincoln on Friday afternoon in Maryville.

After falling behind by two in the top of the seventh, the Bearcats rallied in the bottom of the inning to win game one, 4-3. Northwest scored in the first inning and never let up in game two, winning 8-0 in five innings.

Northwest is now 11-15 on the year and 5-5 in conference play, while the Blue Tigers fall to 3-25 overall and 2-12 in the MIAA.

Kendle Schieber threw a one-hit shutout in game two and finished the day 3-for-3 with four RBI and a home run at the dish.

The Bearcats will face off against Lindenwood on Saturday with the first pitch scheduled for noon.

— Northwest Sports Information —

MWSU tennis falls at Emporia State 6-3

Posted on March 27, 2015

EMPORIA, Kan. – The Missouri Western women’s tennis team hit the road for the second straight day as they took on the Emporia State Hornets eventually falling, 6-3.

The Griffons recorded two of three wins in doubles matches. Ceara Boldridge and Sofia Aguilera won their match 8-6 while Denise Chiao and Kayla Dysart earned an 8-4 victory.

In singles matches, the Griffons claimed just one win with Boldridge winning 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) in the No. 6 spot. Dysart won her first set but eventually fell 3-6, 6-1, and 6-4 in the No. 3 position.

The Griffons now have a record of 6-5 overall and 3-3 in conference. MWSU will stay on the road with a dual match against College of Saint Mary on Sunday, starting at noon.

Singles competition
1. Griffey,Tawni (ESU) def. Giraldo,Sarah (MWSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Ramos,Camila (ESU) def. Aguilera,Sofia (MWSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Smith,Taylor (ESU) def. Dysart,Kayla (MWSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. Clark,Kaley (ESU) def. El Ghazi,Yasmine (MWSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Fugit,Amy (ESU) def. Chiao,Denise (MWSU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Boldridge,Ceara (MWSU) def. Khounsombath,Tiffany (ESU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles competition
1. Griffey,Tawni/Ramos,Camila (ESU) def. Giraldo,Sarah/El Ghazi,Yasmine (MWSU) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Aguilera,Sofia/Boldridge,Ceara (MWSU) def. Clark,Kaley/Fugit,Amy (ESU) 8-6
3. Chiao,Denise/Dysart,Kayla (MWSU) def. Smith,Taylor/Khounsombath,Tiffany (ESU) 8-4

— MWSU Sports Information —

KU’s Ellis, Mason earned NABC All-District honors

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas men’s basketball duo of Perry Ellis and Frank Mason III have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 8 Team, the NABC announced Friday.

Reflecting their All-Big 12 recognitions earlier this month, Ellis is a first-team member of the NABC All-District 8, while Mason is on the second team. A total of 24 districts were recognized by the NABC and District 8 represented the Big 12 Conference.

A junior forward from Wichita, Kansas, Ellis is the only player in the Big 12 to rank in the top-10 in scoring (7th, 13.8 ppg), rebounding (4th, 6.9 rpg) and field goal percentage (7th, .457) in 2014-15. Four other players in the league check in among the top-10 in two of the three stats, including Mason, but only Ellis holds a top-10 ranking in all three. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week this season, Ellis tied for third in the conference with seven double-doubles and posted four games with 20 or more points, including three in league play.

A sophomore guard from Petersburg, Virginia, Mason led Kansas, and ranked fifth in the Big 12, with 3.9 assists per game. KU’s second-leading scorer, Mason posted three 20-point games this season, including a career-high-tying 21 points at then-No. 15 Oklahoma in the regular-season finale. He scored 12.6 points per game, which is ninth in the league. A mulit-dimensional guard, Mason also ranked ninth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 78.6 percent, eighth in field goal percentage at 44.1 percent, ninth in steals at 1.4 per game and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.9.

Kansas posted a 27-9 overall record in 2014-15 and won its 11th-straight, 15th Big 12 and NCAA-leading 58th overall conference regular-season championship with a 13-5 league record. The Jayhawks had the toughest schedule in the nation and its 10 victories against Associated Press nationally-ranked teams at tip were the most for KU in a season.

— KU Sports Information —

Arrowhead, Kauffman stadiums’ food service fires manager

Posted on March 27, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A food safety manager at Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums in Kansas City says he was fired after complaining about dirty conditions.

Jon Costa shared with ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” a letter that he said came from his former employer, Aramark. The March 17 letter said Costa was being fired “for cause” for several reasons, including that he violated the company’s media policy by taking his concerns public.

ESPN says Costa’s complaints prompted a Nov. 3 inspection that found violations at 20 out of 26 food stands. The stadiums later passed a follow-up inspection.

Aramark said in a written statement that it considers personnel matters confidential. It added that food safety is “a top priority.” Costa’s attorney, Ryan McClelland, didn’t immediately return phone or email messages from The Associated Press.