Hawkins, Hoelscher, Weber bell shot
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Griffons record seventh doubleheader sweep of 2023.
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Truman TRUMAN 13-32
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Winner Mo. Western St. MO. WEST 28-14
Truman TRUMAN
13-32
3
Final
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Mo. Western St. MO. WEST
28-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Truman TRUMAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2
Mo. Western St. MO. WEST 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 7 6 1

W: Pruetting, Harley (15-5) L: A. Zimmer (6-12)

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Truman TRUMAN 13-33
3
Winner Mo. Western St. MO. WEST 29-14
Truman TRUMAN
13-33
1
Final
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Mo. Western St. MO. WEST
29-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Truman TRUMAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Mo. Western St. MO. WEST 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 10 1

W: Pederson, Sam (12-5) L: B. Klein (5-13)

Game Recap: Softball | | Derek Zimmerman-Guyer

Pruetting, Pederson combine for doubleheader sweep of TSU

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Only trailing once all afternoon, Griffon Softball swept Truman State in a non-conference doubleheader thanks to a pair of solid pitching performances from Harley Pruetting and Sam Pederson at the Spring Sports Complex.

GAME ONE
Missouri Western 7, Truman State 3
The Bulldogs jumped ahead early in Tuesday's 2 p.m. game, taking a 1-0 lead thanks to a Brooke Nutter sacrifice fly in the top of the first. Pruetting answered right back with a sac fly of her own in the fourth, lifting a pitch to right field to plate Mackenzie DeVine. Now tied at 1-1, MWSU went to work, taking the lead on a Bubba Hoelscher RBI single that brought home Kate Voisin. 

The Griffons' fourth-inning attack continued on, as Kennedy Preston singled through the left side to score Hoelscher and Jada Collins, pushing the lead to 4-1. Abby Dickey doubled to left field moments later, driving in Preston to end MWSU's batting barrage. DeVine capped off the Griffons' overall scoring by doubling home Taylor Jones and Hoelscher in the sixth. In the circle, Pruetting pitched 6.2 innings and only gave up two earned runs, leading MWSU to a 7-3 win. 

GAME TWO
Missouri Western 3, Truman State 1
Pruetting passed the baton off to Pederson in game two, who promptly went all seven innings while yielding just two hits. Pederson benefited from an early lead, as Sydni Hawkins stole home while DeVine took second to give the Griffs a 1-0 lead in the first. Natalee Weber followed that up with an RBI poke to left field, scoring DeVine. 

After TSU (13-33) made things interesting with a run in third, the game remained tight until the sixth when Chloe Armstrong drew a pitch right to the forearm with the bases loaded, notching an RBI and allowing Hawkins to trot home from third. Pederson put the Bulldogs out of business in a decisive seventh inning, recording a one-two-three frame to close out the 3-1 win.

NOTABLES
  • Hawkins, Hoelscher and Weber went a collective 8-for-18 at the plate.
  • With two runs scored, Hawkins needs eight more to break Morgan Rathmann's all-time runs record of 182.
  • Pederson threw her team-high 13th-complete game of the season.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (29-14, 9-9 MIAA) waits until April 21 to take on Pittsburg State (23-17, 8-10 MIAA) at 3/5 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kansas, at the Pittsburg State Softball Complex. The Gorillas have lost three games in a row, splitting with Emporia State on April 14 and then losing in sweeping fashion to Washburn on April 15 at home. 
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