Live Stats Game 1 | Live Stats Game 2 | Live StatsThe MWSU softball team will look to continue their winning ways on Tuesday, April 8th when they take on rival Northwest Missouri State Univeristy in non-conference action in Maryville, Mo. This will mark the first road games for the Griffons since March 15th when they defeated Southwest Baptist in an MIAA doubleheader. The Griffons played 16 straight home games where they went 12-4 and are currently on a six game winnings streak. The Griffons enter the contest with a 26-14 overall record while the Bearcats are 16-20.
The Griffons and the Bearcats split an MIAA doubleheader back on March 11 in St. Joseph. The Griffons won game one 5-0 before falling in game two 5-3. The Griffons got a shutout from senior
Jackie Bishop in game one with
Sydney Washington getting two hits in the game.
In game two the Griffons got only four hits to the Bearcats 10. The Griffons opened the scoring in the 3rd claiming a 2-0 lead but a five run 5th by the Bearcats gave them the lead for good.
The Griffons have been paced at the plate by
Tiffany Gillaspy who is batting .381 with 48 hits and 32 RBI. The junior first baseman been a force defensively for the Griffons as she has recorded 229 putouts and 11 assists with only four errors to give her a fielding percentage of 0.984.
Bre Fleschner is hitting .333 with 40 hits and 29 runs scored while freshman
Morgan Rathmann,
Katie Klosterman and
Sydney Washington are hitting .308, .304 and .302 respectively.
In the circle, the Griffons have been led by senior
Jackie Bishop. Bishop has improved her record to 17-6 this season after winning three games last weekend. She has compiled an ERA of 0.94 with 193 strikeouts. Bishop has held her opponents to just a .160 batting average on the season. Sophomore
Janie Smith is 9-8 with a 3.57 ERA. She has pitched 106 innings with 51 strikeouts.
The Bearcats of Northwest Missouri State enter Tuesday's contest versus MWSU with a 16-20 overall record. The Bearcats are coming off of a weekend where they split a pair of games with both Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney. The Bearcats are led at the plate by Chantel Adams who is batting .374 with 43 hits and 36 RBIs on the year. In the circle, NWMSU is led by Srah Baldwin who has compiled an era of 3.99 on her way to a 8-8 record. Baldwin has 86 strikeouts and 22 walks.
The Griffons have a schedule change for this weekend. The Griffons will now take on the Lindenwood Lady Lions on Friday, April 11 at 1/3 pm instead of on Sunday, April 13 in St. Charles, Mo.
