GRIFFON SOFTBALL PREVIEW
Missouri Western (3-7) at Kelly Laas Invitational - St. Cloud, Minnesota - Husky Dome
Thursday, Feb. 22 - 4:30 p.m. doubleheader vs.
#1 Minnesota State (4-0) |
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Friday, Feb. 23 - 7 a.m. vs
St. Cloud State (5-1) |
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Friday, Feb. 23 - 11:30 a.m. vs
Augustana (2-4) |
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Friday, Feb. 23 - 1:30 p.m. vs
Sioux Falls (0-0) |
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ST. JOSEPH - Griffon softball escapes St. Joseph this week for five regional games inside the Husky Dome in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Missouri Western will face familiar competition this week at the Kelly Laas Invitational. The Griffons open the crossover event with a doubleheader against the No. 1-ranked Minnesota State. The defending national champion Mavericks are 4-0 after sweeping two doubleheaders in St. Joseph this past weekend, including two games against Missouri Western. Friday, the Griffons open with an early morning game against the host school before taking on Augustana and Sioux Falls.
Last weekend's last-minute home crossover gave the Griffons some added home games. This week starts a stretch of 13-straight games away from St. Joseph for the Griffons that would have been 19-straight had the Arkansas-Monticello 9-State Classic not been cancelled last week.
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS
- After a 2-2 opening weekend in Bentonville, Arkansas, MWSU went 1-5 last week against NSIC competition at home
- Shelby Uhl was named MIAA Hitter of the Week after going 11-for-22 last week. The junior outfielder leads the MIAA with a .545 batting average after the team's first 10 games
- Rank second in the MIAA with 50 runs scored so far this season
- Rank fourth in the MIAA with a .325 team batting average
- Have hit 17 doubles so far, tied for most in the MIAA
- .387 team on base percentage is third best in the MIAA
- Shelbie Atwell hit .526 last week
- Six starters are batting at least .310
UP NEXT
Missouri Western continues its travels with its MIAA opening series at Lindenwood on March 9. The Griffons will play two MIAA doubleheaders next weekend (at Lincoln on March 10) before 10-straight non-conference games.
