Griffons softball splits Saturday doubleheader with Emporia State

Griffons softball splits Saturday doubleheader with Emporia State

9 to 1 griffon softball home at the spring sports complex..

Taking on emporia state game one..== griffs down 3-0 in the second..

Bases loaded..

Sidnee hawkins smacks one... but right to the hornets shortstop..

Western strands 3...=== to the third..

Runners second and third..

Rachel stewart... takes one off the second baseman..

Two runs come into score..

Griffons down just one..

3-2...== a few moments later... passed ball brings home taylor hoelscher... all tied at 3...=== on the mound sydney rader..

Rough second inning..

But strikes out 7 in 8 innings... === yes, 8 because we need extras..

To the 8th..

Still tied at 3..

1 out..

Hornets with a runner on 3rd..

Kalyn damgaard lays out and makes another great play..

But the runner tags and scores..== 4-3 emporia..

Griffons can't get much going in the bottom of the inning..

So the hornets take game 1..

4-3 in 8 innings... to game 2..

Jen trotter's crew looking for revenge... griffons going for win 17..== bottom 1... no score..

Emma hoffart smacks one up the middle..

Sidnee hawkins comes around and scores from second... 1-0 western..

Griffs add another to make it 2-0 early...== on the mound in game 2... kaili hinds..

Really solid start to the day for the senior pitcher..

In fact..

She had a no-hitter going through the first five innings..== griffs plate two more in the fifth to make it 4- 0..== good thing too..

Bases loaded... dixon smacks one to hoffart who tries to make the play..

But two runs score..

Hornets add three in the inning to make it 4-3 griffons..=== missouri western answers though..

Hawkins with a base knock through the right side..

Run scores..

Griffons add 5 insurance runs to pull away and get the split against emporia state..

Missouri western wins this one..