SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tawny Menster collected her 12th victory and drove  in three runs Friday as the Mount Mercy softball team split a Heart of  America Conference doubleheader with Evangel.

Menster (12-3) pitched a complete game as the Mustangs won the opener,  6-2. Evangel took the nightcap, 9-3.

The split left Mount Mercy at 29-19 overall and 20-14 in the  conference. Evangel is 21-23 overall and 12-20 in the league.

Jess Heick went 3-for-4 for Mount Mercy in Game 1. Jessica Miller was  2-for-3 and scored twice. Payton Bruner had two doubles and Menster  drove in two runs to help her own cause.

Emily Oler drove in two runs for the Mustangs in the 9-3 loss in the nightcap.

GAME 1

Mount Mercy     300 012 0 - 6 10 2
Evangel         001 010 0 - 2 7 3

Menster and Miller. Rippe and Raley. W - Menster (12-3). 2B - Bruner  2, Shield. RBI - Miller, Heick, Shield, Menster 2, Braughton. SAC -  Braughton.

GAME 2

Mount Mercy    300 000 0 - 3 3 3
Evangel        101 322 0 - 9 11 0

Irwin, Witzany (4) and Miller. Emmitt and Lange. W - Emmitt. L - Irwin  (7-5). RBI - Menster, Oler 2. SB - Bruner, Heick, Menster.