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Menster stars as Mustangs sweep
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. Read more...