Natalie Kissinger
Arianne Boma
The Griffons win seven in a row before falling to No. 19 Bronchos.
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Winner Missouri Western MWSU 14-0, 5-2 MIAA
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Central Oklahoma UCO 27-6, 6-1 MIAA
Winner
Missouri Western MWSU
14-0, 5-2 MIAA
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Final
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Central Oklahoma UCO
27-6, 6-1 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Missouri Western MWSU 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0
Central Oklahoma UCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0

W: Rader, Sydney (8-5) L: Lynch,Kylee (14-1)

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Missouri Western MWSU 14-14, 5-3 MIAA
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Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 28-6, 7-1 MIAA
Missouri Western MWSU
14-14, 5-3 MIAA
4
Final
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Central Oklahoma UCO
28-6, 7-1 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Missouri Western MWSU 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 2
Central Oklahoma UCO 1 1 1 1 1 0 X 5 9 0

W: McKittrick,Bailey (1-0) L: Kissinger, Natalie (6-7) S: Lynch,Kylee (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Griffs Grab Win Against No. 19 UCO in Doubleheader Split

EDMOND. Okl. — Griffon Softball only needed two more runs to sweep No. 19 Central Oklahoma, but settling for a split will have to do for now.

Game 1
MWSU 3, UCO 2

Saturday's first game against the Bronchos (27-6, 6-1) saw ace vs. ace — advantage Sydney Rader, as the Griffons (14-13, 6-2 MIAA) won 3-2. The offense found just enough early against Kylee Lynch (14-1) thanks to Natalee Weber's RBI single in the second. Sydni Hawkins smashed a solo shot in the fifth, and Emma Hoffart hammered an RBI double in seventh to make it 3-0, Griffons.

Rader (8-5) held UCO scoreless until the final frame when Shayla Harper doubled to center field to score two. With Harper on second with two out, Brighton Gilbert lined out to left fielder Brea Blanton to close out Rader's team-leading eighth win of the season.

Game 2
UCO 5, MWSU 4

Lynch wasn't quite done with the Griffons in the latter half of the day, however. She came back in a closing role to slam the door on MWSU for a 5-4 Broncho win. Despite this, it didn't come easy for UCO.

Missouri Western went to work early after trailing 1-0 in the first. After Natalee Weber sent a home run to left field to tie it up, Sydni Hawkins reached base on an infield hit to second, scoring Rachel Stewart. Two more UCO runs off of Natalie Kissinger gave UCO another lead, but a two-run belt over the center-field wall by Chloe Armstrong gave the Griffons new life for the time being at 4-4.

Harper kept to her clutch-htting ways in this game, following up the Griffons' fifth frame with an RBI single to score the go-ahead run. Lynch entered the game in the sixth, and with runners on first and second, Weber popped into a double play at first to end the day. This loss ends the Griffons' seven-game winning streak — their longest run since they won 18 in a row during the 2019 season.

Next Up

Missouri Western enjoys a week off before hitting the road again this Friday for a doubleheader with Washburn (22-11, 4-2 MIAA) at 4 and 6 p.m. in Topeka, Kansas. The Griffons face another top-notch MIAA team who is fourth in the conference and 14-0 at home. Meanwhile, Missouri Western trails just behind them at fifth.

 
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