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Box Score 2 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon Softball won their sixth straight game with a doubleheader sweep of Northwest Missouri State. The team has swept three straight twin bills in the last four days.
GAME 1: NWMSU 0, MWSU 1The Griffons got a stellar performance from
Janie Smith as she pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out four.
The Griffons scored their lone run in the second on
Shelbie Atwell's double to right field that drove
Kailey Green in. MWSU left five on base in the game, getting six hits.
Paige Shifflett started a hot day at the plate with a 2-2 performance in game one. Atwell was also 2-2 in game one with the one RBI.
GAME 2: NWMSU 2, MWSU 7Shifflett capped off a stellar day at the plate with a two-run home run in the fifth that game MWSU a 7-2 lead that would hold up over the final two innings. Her shot to left center left her 2-3 with two RBIs in the game and 4-5 on the day.
The Griffons jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the third when
Tiffany Gillaspy lifted an 0-2 pitch over the wall in left center that scored three.
Sydney Washington drove in the Griffons' fifth run of the game in the fifth when she singled and advanced to second on a throw home that
Rebekah Mueller beat to the plate.
Shyanne Saladino went all seven innings, allowing just three hits. The win moved MWSU to 15-9 on the year and 6-2 in conference play heading into their weekend tournament that will see the team play six games in three days against regional competition.
