Metro Sports Report

Menster tosses shutout for Mustangs

DAVENPORT - Tawny Menster pitched a one-hit shutout for the Mount  Mercy softball team on Sunday in a 10-0 victory over Lincoln (Ill.) at  the Ambrose Dome.

Menster struck out nine batters in the five-inning game and did not  issue any walks. She also hit a triple and drove in a run.

Jolona Shield, Emily Oler and Sydney Robertson had two hits for the  Mustangs. Payton Bruner, Shield and Oler drove in two runs. Oler  belted a home run. Shield scored twice. The Mustangs scored all 10 of  their runs against Lincoln in the second inning.

Mount Mercy was nipped by Aquinas (Mich.), 8-7, in the other game  Sunday for its third one-run loss of the weekend.

Mount Mercy hoops postponed by rain

Mount Mercy's game against Central Methodist University was postponed  by rain Saturday, but there was a twist.

It was basketball, not baseball.

Water began dripping from the ceiling at the Hennessey Recreation Center in the second half of the men's basketball game, stopping  action with 16 minutes, 10 seconds left to play.

A combination of ran and melting snow apparently led to the problem,  with the water falling onto the floor near mid-court. Officials waited an hour for the problem to subside, but ultimately decided the court was unplayable and sent everyone home.

The game will be resumed at a later date with Central Methodist  holding a 40-36 lead.

Paul Gavin, the athletic director and former men's basketball coach at  Mount Mercy, said he'd never experienced a situation like this.

Cowan shines as Eagles top Cuyahoga

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Cam Cowan pitched five strong innings Saturday as the  ninth-ranked Kirkwood baseball team defeated Cuyahoga Community College, 16-9, in Ohio.

The Eagles compiled a 2-1 record in the three-game series.

Cowan allowed only one hit in five shutout innings, with five strikeouts and two walks.

Kirkwood scored eight runs in the second inning and owned a 16-3 lead after seven frames. Cuyahoga tallied six times in the eighth inning to make the score more respectable.

Smith sparks No. 7 KCC softball

AUSTIN, Minn. - Taleah Smith enjoyed a big day in the leadoff spot for  the Kirkwood softball team Saturday.

Smith went 7-for-8 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs as the  seventh-ranked Eagles won two games at the Packer Dome.

Kirkwood scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a  4-4 tie and defeat Rock Valley College, 9-4, in the first game.

The Eagles jumped off to a 5-0 lead in the first inning of their second game and posted a 9-6 victory over NIACC, running their record  for the young 2019 season to 6-0.

Smith, Skylar Ryan and Autum Barthelman had two hits in the 9-4  victory over Rock Valley. Smith, Rachel Stewart and Randyn Carter  drove in two runs. Ryan and Barthelman scored twice.