Pruetting, Hawkins UCO 2023
Arianne Boma
Missouri Western went 2-2 in its road trip to Oklahoma.
12
Winner Missouri Western MWSU 26-12, 8-7 MIAA
4
Northeastern State NESU 22-18, 4-9 MIAA
Winner
Missouri Western MWSU
26-12, 8-7 MIAA
12
Final
4
Northeastern State NESU
22-18, 4-9 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Missouri Western MWSU 1 2 0 0 1 6 2 12 12 1
Northeastern State NESU 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 3

W: Pruetting, Harley (14-4) L: M. Heinle (7-6)

5
Winner Mo. Western State MWSU 27-12, 9-7 MIAA
2
Northeastern State NSU 22-19, 4-10 MIAA
Winner
Mo. Western State MWSU
27-12, 9-7 MIAA
5
Final
2
Northeastern State NSU
22-19, 4-10 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mo. Western State MWSU 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 1
Northeastern State NSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1

W: Pederson, Sam (11-4) L: Savannah Evans (8-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | Derek Zimmerman-Guyer

Hawkins breaks doubles record in double-dip sweep of NSU

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — With her second program record in just 24 hours, history will now remember Sydni Hawkins' April 8 showing as a winner and as Griffon Softball's new all-time doubles leader.

GAME ONE
Missouri Western 12, Northeastern State 4
Just as she did on Friday vs. No. 8 Rogers State, Hawkins made history early vs. the RiverHawks, breaking Amy Beverly's record with her 59th-career double on the second pitch of the game. She came around to score just a minute later when Kalee Higdon laced an RBI double to left-center field. With Abby Dickey on base, Hawkins hammered home MWSU's lead in the second, blasting a two-run home run to right in her very next at bat. Up 4-2 later on in the sixth, Higdon hammered her own two-run shot to left-center field, plating Hawkins in the process.

With Taylor Jones and Harley Pruetting on base later on in the inning, Natalee Weber went yard with a three-run moonshot to left field, building the Griffons' lead to 9-2. Mackenzie DeVine sent out MWSU's third homer of the inning a few minutes later, drilling a solo shot to left field. Meanwhile, Pruetting threw 5.1 innings in the circle, striking out five RiverHawks and holding them to just three runs. Natalie Kissinger closed out MWSU's 12-4 win with 1.2 innings of work, striking out Addy Wolfe to close out the game.

GAME TWO
Missouri Western 5, Northeastern State 2
While the Griffons got off to a slow start in game two, the gears switched in a hurry for MWSU. Down 1-0 after NSU put one run across in the first, Dickey plated DeVine with an RBI-infield single to third base to put the Griffons on the board in the fourth. Higdon kept the bus moving with a fielder's choice, pushing Pruetting across home plate to take a 2-1 lead. Now working with the bases loaded, Jada Collins cranked a three-run double to left to give the Griffs a 5-1 lead. 

Pitcher Sam Pederson once against went the distance, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run and two runs overall on six hits. The RiverHawks (22-19, 4-10 MIAA) put two runners on base in the seventh, but Pederson produced a groundout to second base, as Hawkins ended her historic weekend with a game-ending assist to cement MWSU's 5-2 victory.

NOTABLES
  • Pederson tallied her 11th complete game this season, a team-high.
  • Pruetting's 14 wins leads MWSU this year.
  • Higdon's homer in game one was her fifth of the season, moving her into sole possession of second place on the team.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (27-12 9-7 MIAA) will return home and play Northwest Missouri State (20-20, 5-11 MIAA) this upcoming Friday in a doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. in St. Joseph at the Spring Sports Complex. The Bearcats have lost five in a row, falling to No. 15 Washburn and then in back-to-back doubleheader defeats vs. NSU and Rogers State.
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