BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Griffon Softball won both its Sunday games to close out the Arkansas-Monticello 8-State Classic.
 
The Griffons went 5-1 on the weekend to improve to 11-3 on the season, and now prepare for six game in Hawaii. Sunday, Missouri Western defeated Minnesota Duluth 2-0 and William Jewell 10-2 in five innings.
 
NOTABLES

• The Griffons hit .325 through the six games with 52 total hits, 30 runs, eight doubles, one triple and seven home runs
• Griffon pitchers went 5-1 with five complete games and a 2.10 ERA
• As a team, the Griffons batted .350 with 14 RBIs with two outs
• In Sunday's win over William Jewell, the Griffons scored eight of their 10 runs with two outs

 
TOP PERFORMERS (Sunday)

• Rebekah Mueller batted .750 Sunday (3-4) with two doubles
• Paige Shifflett batted .667 Sunday (4-6) with two doubles and five RBIs
• Shelbie Atwell went 3-for-7 at the plate with a home run and three RBIs
• Sydney Washington was 3-for-7 with two runs scored
• Kailey Green went 2-for-5 at the plate with there runs scored and a home run
• Morgan Rathmann hit her first home run since 2015 against Minnesota Duluth
• Barbara Billingsley picked up her second shutout of the season in the Minnesota Duluth win

 
TOP PERFORMERS (Weekend)

• Washington went 11-for-22 with two doubles, a home run and five runs scored
• Atwell went 9-for-19 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs
• Shifflett led the team with seven RBIs, and batted .412
• Rathmann batted .400 on the weekend with a double, triple, home run and was 4-4 stealing bases
• Billingsley went 3-0 with three complete games and a 0.95 ERA

 
UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Hawaii to play three doubleheaders against Division II competition.