Missouri Western (9-9, 2-2) vs. Southwest Baptist (7-12, 1-5)
Saturday, March 14 - 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. 
Griffon Softball Field - St. Joseph, Mo. 
 

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Griffon Softball makes its 2015 home debut, Saturday, when the team hosts Southwest Baptist in a MIAA doubleheader. 

THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western enters the weekned at .500 overall and in MIAA play after sweeping a doubleheader at Northeastern State and being swept in another at No. 16 Central Oklahoma, last weekend. 

At the plate, Sydney Washington leads the team with a .352 average. Not far behind Washington are Morgan Rathmann at .351 and Katie Klosterman at .350. Rathmann has one more hit (20) than Washington to lead the team. Kailey Green leads the team with five home runs and her 19 RBIs. Shelbie Atwell's four doubles are the most of any Griffon. 

Shyanne Saladino and Janie Smith have split starts in the Griffons' 18 games. Saladino enters the weekend with a 5-4 record and a 4.57 ERA. Smith is 4-5 with a 4.82 ERA. She leads the teams in strikeouts (48), innings pitched (61.2) and complete games (7). Taylor Schaben has appeared in three games in relief. She is 0-0 with an 8.10 ERA.

The Griffons will be looking to pull the program enven closer to 1,000 all-time wins. Coming into the weekend the program is 990-761 all-time. 

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BEARCATS
Southwest Baptist enters a weekend road swing with a 7-12 record overall and a 1-5 mark in the MIAA. The Bearcats will play a doubleheader at Northwest Missouri State before visiting St. Joseph on Saturday. 

Catlin Evans' .365 batting average is tops on the team coming into the weekend. Evans also leads the team with 23 hits. Brittanie Halquist's 14 RBIs are the most on the team. Dana Graves leads SBU with four home runs. SBU is hitting .275 as a team, while their pitchers are allowing opponents a .311 average. 

Kacey Ayers is 5-5 with a 3.58 ERA. She leads the team with 47 strikeouts in 60.2 innings pitched over eight starts and 13 appearances. Allison Easley is 0-3 in three starts and Kyra Parker is 2-5 in eight starts.