Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Heick nets 6 RBIs as Mustangs split

Wed - 10 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Mount Mercy third baseman Jess Heick drove in six runs Tuesday as the Mustangs split a Heart of America Conference softball doubleheader with William Penn at Busse Field.

Mount Mercy won the first game, 7-3. William Penn took the nightcap, 7-6, in nine innings.

The split left Mount Mercy at 19-9 overall and 12-4 in the conference. William Penn is 16-22 overall and 7-11 in the league.

Heick went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs in the 7-3 victory in the opener. Payton Bruner was 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored twice. Jolona Shield was 3-for-4. Morgan Braughton was 2-for-3.

Jayna Witzany pitched four shutout innings in relief and got the victory. She allowed only one hit.

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Jackson gets 6 hits as Mustangs split

Wed - 10 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Mount Mercy center fielder Evan Jackson collected six hits Tuesday as the Mustangs split a non-conference doubleheader with Missouri Baptist at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

Missouri Baptist won a pitchers duel in the opener, 2-1. Mount Mercy responded with a one-run victory of its own in the nightcap, 5-4.

Jackson went 3-for-3 in the 2-1 setback in the opener, accounting for half of Mount Mercy's base hits.

Jackson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the 5-4 victory in Game 2. His RBI double in the bottom of the ninth snapped a 4-4 tie, driving in Austin Hilpipre and giving the Mustangs a walk-off victory.

Hilpipre was 3-for-3 and scored twice in the nightcap. Collin Shrader was 2-for-4. Tito Berdecia belted a solo homer.

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Mustangs take 4th at Wildcat Cup

Wed - 10 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

INDIANAPOLIS - The Mount Mercy men's golf team moved up a notch Tuesday and finished fourth out of 18 teams at the Wildcat Cup at the Brickyard Crossing course in Indianapolis.

Bellevue University won the 36-hole tournament at 14-over-par 590. Mount Mercy finished at 28-over 604, 14 shots off the pace.

Philip Nelson of Mount Mercy tied for sixth place at 2-over 146. William Bruyeres tied for eighth at 3-over 147.

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Bruyeres leads Mustangs at Wildcat Cup

Tue - 09 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

INDIANAPOLIS - William Bruyeres of Mount Mercy fired a 2-under-par 70 on Monday and is tied for third place after the first round of the Wildcat Cup at the Brickyard Crossing golf course.

Cameron Luczka of Indiana Wesleyan tore the course apart and holds the lead at 7-under 65 entering the final round on Tuesday.

Philip Nelson shot an even-par 72 for Mount Mercy. The Mustangs are tied for fifth place in the team standings at 10-over 298, sitting eight shots behind the leader entering the final 18 holes.

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Dylan Campbell of Mount Mercy tossed seven shutout innings in an 8-0 victory over Grand View on Sunday. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Campbell shines for Mount Mercy baseball

Mon - 08 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Dylan Campbell tossed seven shutout innings Sunday as the Mount Mercy Mustangs blanked Grand View, 8-0, in a Heart of America Conference baseball game at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

Campbell (3-4) allowed six hits in seven innings, with six strikeouts and two walks. Brady Donohue and Travis Bowman pitched one inning apiece in relief to finish the shutout.

Mount Mercy raised its records to 16-17 overall and 11-12 in the conference. Grand View fell to 6-16 overall and 5-9 in the league.

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