Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs win 3 twinbills in row

The Mount Mercy softball team put an exclamation point on an excellent week Saturday by sweeping Missouri Valley, 5-3 and 7-2, in a Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Busse Field.

The Mustangs won all three of their doubleheaders during the week by sweeping William Penn on Tuesday, Clarke on Wednesday and Missouri Valley on Saturday.

Mount Mercy raised its records to 17-7 overall and 10-2 in the league, tied for first place with Grand View in the North Division of the Heart of America Conference.

Tawny Menster raised her record to 7-0 in the 5-3 victory in the opener by pitching six strong innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits. Jayna Witzany collected two strikeouts in relief in the seventh inning for a save.

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Lohaus sparkles for Mount Mercy

Tanner Lohaus sparkled on the mound for the Mount Mercy baseball team Saturday afternoon.

Lohaus pitched seven strong innings as the Mustangs clipped Grand View, 7-1, in the second game of their Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Mount Mercy.

Grand View won the opener, 5-3.

Lohaus allowed only one run on three hits, with 10 strikeouts and one walk. The right-hander from Iowa City West raised his record to 3-and-4 with the impressive outing.

Owen Oreskovich went 3-for-4 in the 7-1 victory. Nick Sueppel was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Collin Shrader was 2-for-3 and scored twice.

Sueppel was 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the 5-3 setback. Corbin Day was 3-for-3. Chili Moseley, returning from an injury, was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

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Lohaus sparkles for Mount Mercy

Tanner Lohaus sparkled on the mound for the Mount Mercy baseball team Saturday afternoon.

Lohaus pitched seven strong innings as the Mustangs clipped Grand View, 7-1, in the second game of their Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Mount Mercy.

Grand View won the opener, 5-3.

Lohaus allowed only one run on three hits, with 10 strikeouts and one walk. The right-hander from Iowa City West raised his record to 3-and-4 with the impressive outing.

Owen Oreskovich went 3-for-4 in the 7-1 victory. Nick Sueppel was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Collin Shrader was 2-for-3 and scored twice.

Sueppel was 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the 5-3 setback. Corbin Day was 3-for-3. Chili Moseley, returning from an injury, was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

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Mustangs spiked by Vikings for title

DES MOINES - The eighth-ranked Mount Mercy men's volleyball team lost to fourth-ranked Grand View, 3-0, in the championship match of the Heart of America Conference tournament Saturday in Des Moines.

Grand View won 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 and earned the league's automatic bid to the inaugural NAIA national tournament that will be played at Grand View from April 16-20.

Mount Mercy (22-8) could possibly receive an at-large bid to the national tournament, but it appears to be a longshot.

Mount Mercy upset Grand View when the Vikings were ranked No. 1 earlier in the season, but Grand View won the rematch at Mount Mercy and dominated the third meeting in the conference finals.

Grand View (18-1) has lost only one match all season.

Felix Chapman collected 20 kills for Grand View Saturday to dominate the conference finals. Evan Gaskill led Mount Mercy with 10 kills. Nikola Stoimenov and Julian Armendano had nine kills. Andrew Colantone had 32 assists.