ATCHISON, Kan. - Tawny Menster of Mount Mercy deserved five stars for her performance in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday against Benedictine College.
Menster collected six RBIs and struck out 10 batters as the Mustangs walloped Benedictine, 18-2, in the opener. Mount Mercy took the nightcap, 5-3, to sweep the Heart of America Conference twinbill.
Menster was 3-for-5 in the opener with a two-run double, three-run homer and RBI single for the Mustangs. She also pitched a complete game, allowing four hits and two runs.
Payton Bruner went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs in the 18-2 victory. Morgan Braughton was also 3-for-4 and scored twice. Jess Heick, Emily Oler and Michelle Mack had two hits. Jessica Miller, Heick, Menster and Oler all scored twice. Jaicee Lyons, Sydnee Turner and Mack had two RBIs.
Mount Mercy scored 10 runs in the sixth inning, turning an 8-2 lead into an 18-2 blowout.
The Mustangs trailed 3-2 heading into the top of the seventh inning in the nightcap, but they scored three runs for a 5-3 lead and held on for the victory. Jolona Shield belted a two-run homer in the top of the seventh for a 4-3 advantage, then Oler and Mack collected back-to-back doubles for a key insurance run.
Miller was 3-for-4 in the nightcap. Heick, Shield and Mack had two hits. Anna Stenberg drove in two runs as a pinch-hitter. Jayna Witzany was the winning pitcher in relief, tossing 2 1/3 innings of shutout ball with five strikeouts.
The sweep lifted Mount Mercy to 10-6 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Benedictine fell to 12-10 overall and 4-2 in the league.
GAME 1
Mount Mercy 311 03(10) - 18 20 0
Benedictine 000 020 - 2 4 4
Menster and Miller. Ziebart, Armijo (6) and Splane. W - Menster. L - Ziebarth. 2B - Menster, Bruner, Mack. HR - Menster. SB - Turner. SF - Bruner.
GAME 2
Mount Mercy 000 002 3 - 5 12 5
Benedictine 000 210 0 - 3 6 3
Irwin, Witzany (5) and Miller. Gilham, Hoffman (7) and Medhus. W - Witzany. L - Gilham. 2B - Miller, Mack, Oler. HR - Shield. SB - Stenberg. SH - Robertson.
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