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Green Homer Lindenwood 2015
John Ellis

Softball MWSU Athletic Media Relations

Griffons Use Long Ball to Stretch Win Streak to 14

Softball sweeps Lindenwood with five home runs on the day

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2


ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon Softball 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.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tiffany Gillaspy

#11 Tiffany Gillaspy

INF
5' 6"
Senior
Business Mangement
Kailey Green

#15 Kailey Green

INF
5' 7"
Sophomore
Nursing
Megan Korgie

#9 Megan Korgie

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Elementary Education
Morgan  Rathmann

#5 Morgan Rathmann

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Undecided
Janie Smith

#18 Janie Smith

P
5' 8"
Junior
Undecided
Sydney Washington

#6 Sydney Washington

OF
5' 3"
Sophomore
Undecided
Shyanne Saladino

#10 Shyanne Saladino

P
5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tiffany Gillaspy

#11 Tiffany Gillaspy

5' 6"
Senior
Business Mangement
INF
Kailey Green

#15 Kailey Green

5' 7"
Sophomore
Nursing
INF
Megan Korgie

#9 Megan Korgie

5' 8"
Sophomore
Elementary Education
OF
Morgan  Rathmann

#5 Morgan Rathmann

5' 5"
Sophomore
Undecided
OF
Janie Smith

#18 Janie Smith

5' 8"
Junior
Undecided
P
Sydney Washington

#6 Sydney Washington

5' 3"
Sophomore
Undecided
OF
Shyanne Saladino

#10 Shyanne Saladino

5' 5"
Junior
P