BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - Madelyn Irwin tossed a one-hit shutout Friday as the Mount Mercy softball team blanked 19th-ranked Baker, 8-0, in the second game of their Heart of America Conference doubleheader.
Baker won the first game, 14-2, on a combined one-hitter by two of its pitchers.
Mount Mercy jumped to a 5-0 lead in the nightcap and Irwin did the rest in the five-inning contest. She allowed only one single with two strikeouts and one walk.
Tawny Menster and Jolona Shield belted home runs for the Mustangs in the 8-0 victory. Jess Heick was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Shield and Emily Oler also had two hits. Menster drove in two runs.
Heick hit a solo home run for Mount Mercy in the first game for the Mustangs' only base hit.
The split left the Mustangs at 8-6 overall and 1-1 in the league. Baker is sitting at 17-5 overall and 6-2 in the conference.
GAME 1
Mount Mercy 001 10 - 2 1 2
Baker 302 9x - 14 14 2
Witzany, Stenberg (4) and Miller. Brees, Bermudez-Kimmel (5) and Stromenger. W - Brees. L - Witzany. HR - Heick. SB - Bruner. SF - Bruner.
GAME 2
Mount Mercy 501 02 - 8 10 3
Baker 000 00 - 0 1 1
Irwin and Miller. Brewer, Bermudez-Kimmel (3) and Stromenger. W - Irwin. L - Brewer. 2B - Heick. HR - Menster, Shield. SB - Menster, Miller, Mack.
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