Metro Sports Report

No. 10 KCC softball splits twinbill

Sun - 08 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

MIAMI, Okla. - The 10th-ranked Kirkwood softball split a doubleheader Saturday with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Oklahoma.

The Eagles dropped the opener, 11-3, in five innings, but responded with a 14-6 victory in the nightcap in five innings.

The split left Kirkwood at 8-3 for the campaign. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M is 8-4.

London Jackson hit a home run and drove in all three runs for Kirkwood in the 11-3 loss in Game 1. Shelby Hulsebus went 2-for-3.

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Bruner belts 2 homers as Mustangs sweep

Sat - 07 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

WICHITA, Kan. - Payton Bruner belted a pair of home runs Friday to help the Mount Mercy softball team capture two games at the Friends Tournament in Kansas.

Bruner connected for a solo homer in the first game and scored twice as the Mustangs topped Bethel, 12-4, in six innings with a 14-hit attack.

Bruner also socked a home run in the second game and drove in three runs as the Mustangs bopped Tabor, 11-3, with another 14-hit attack.

The sweep lifted Mount Mercy to 7-3 for the campaign.

Hannah Mausser and Jaicee Lyons both went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the 12-4 triumph over Bethel. Jess Heick and Emily Oler had two hits. Oler drove in four runs and Heick had two RBIs. Heick, Mausser and Morgan Braughton scored twice. Madelyn Irwin pitched a complete game for the victory.

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No. 10 Eagles split in Kansas City

Sat - 07 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 10th-ranked Kirkwood softball team split a doubleheader with Kansas City Community College Friday.

Isabelle True pitched a strong game as the Eagles topped Kansas City, 10-2, in the opener. She allowed only two earned runs on five hits.

Sydney Albaugh went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs in the victory. Courtney Harris was 3-for-3, scored twice and had three stolen bases. Shelby Hulsebus was 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot and scored two runs. Autum Barthelman was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Angie Gorkow had two RBIs.

Gorkow and Albaugh had RBIs for Kirkwood in a 6-3 loss in the nightcap.

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Streaking Mustangs win 10th in row

Sat - 07 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

LAMONI - The Mount Mercy men's volleyball team won its 10th straight match Friday by sweeping Graceland, 25-12, 25-22, 25-21, in a Heart of America Conference match in Lamoni.

Ben Ruggles rolled up 43 assists for the Mustangs. Julian Armendano and Ben Steffen had 11 kills. Nikola Stoimenov and Evan Gaskill contributed nine kills and Strahil Svilenski had seven in a balanced attack.

Tiago Almeida made 10 digs and Stoimenov had nine.

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