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.

Heick picked up two more RBIs in the 7-6 loss in extra innings in the second game. Witzany (7-4) pitched again in relief, but this time was saddled with the loss.

GAME 1

William Penn    003 000 0 - 3 5 1
Mount Mercy     311 110 x - 7 13 1

Perry, Copley (5) and Brown. Menster, Witzany (4) and Miller. W -  Witzany (7-3). L - Perry (4-9). 2B - Menster, Heick, Bruner 2. SB -  Mack. SF - Heick.

GAME 2

William Penn    200 010 013 - 7 10 2
Mount Mercy     000 012 012 - 6 8 0

Springer, Copley (6) and Resa. Irwin, Witzany (9) and Miller. W -  Copley (4-1). L - Witzany (7-4). 2B - Menster, Heick. 3B -Oler.