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Mt. Mercy Softball

Mount Mercy - Softball

Mustangs allow 1 hit in sweep

Madelyn Irwin pitched a one-hitter for the Mount Mercy softball team  Friday, and then Jayna Witzany topped that by tossing a no-hitter in  the second game of their doubleheader against Robert Morris.

The Mustangs won the first game, 6-0, as Irwin allowed only one hit in  the seven-inning ballgame. She struck out four batters and did not  walk anyone.

Mount Mercy took the nightcap, 8-0, in six innings on the no-hitter by  Witzany. She struck out seven batters and walked two.

The sweep lifted the Mustangs to 22-18 overall and snapped their  seven-game losing streak. Robert Morris fell to 2-28.

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Mount Mercy - Softball

Mustang softball continues to slide

CANTON, Mo. - A promising season for the Mount Mercy softball team  keeps heading in the wrong direction.

The Mustangs were swept by Culver-Stockton in a pair of tight  ballgames Wednesday, 3-2 and 5-4, in a Heart of America Conference  doubleheader.

Mount Mercy has lost seven straight games and 11 of their last 13,  dropping its records to 20-18 overall and 13-13 in the conference.  Culver-Stockton raised its marks to 24-15 overall and 18-8 in the  league.

Tawny Menster went 5-for-5 with two RBIs for Mount Mercy in the  doubleheader. She was 2-for-2 in the opener and 3-for-3 with two  doubles and a sacrifice fly in the nightcap. Emily Oler hit a home run  and drove in two runs in the 5-4 loss.

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Mount Mercy - Softball

Slumping Mustangs swept by Graceland

LAMONI - The slumping Mount Mercy softball team was swept by  Graceland, 7-3 and 9-6, in a Heart of America Conference doubleheader  in Lamoni Tuesday.

The Mustangs have lost nine of their last 11 games, falling to 20-16  overall and 13-11 in the conference. Graceland raised its records to  19-16 overall and 12-12 in the league.

Morgan Braughton had two hits for Mount Mercy in the 7-3 loss in the  opener. Jayna Witzany had two RBIs.

Tawny Menster went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in the 9-6  setback in the nightcap. Payton Bruner had two hits. Audrey Grove  drove in two runs. The Mustangs led, 6-1, after 2 1/2 innings, but the  game slipped away from there.

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Mount Mercy - Softball

Graceland sweeps Mount Mercy softball

The Mount Mercy softball team had a tough day at Busse Field Sunday.

Graceland swept the Mustangs in a Heart of America Conference  doubleheader, 7-3 and 2-1 in 10 innings.

The losses dropped Mount Mercy to 20-13 overall and 13-8 in the  conference. Graceland raised its records to 16-14 overall and 9-10 in  the league.

Jess Heick was 2-for-4 for Mount Mercy in the 7-3 loss in the opener  and scored twice. Jolona Shield drove in two runs. Morgan Braughton  had two hits. Tawny Menster (8-1) suffered her first loss of the season.

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Mount Mercy - Softball

Mustang ace raises mark to 8-0

Tawny Menster tossed a six-hit shutout Saturday as Mount Mercy blanked 24th-ranked Grand View, 7-0, in the first game of their Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Busse Field.

Grand View won the second game, 3-2. The Vikings also won the completion of a game that was suspended Wednesday in Des Moines, 10-8.

The outcome left Mount Mercy at 20-12 overall and 13-7 in the conference. Grand View raised its records to 27-6 overall and 17-3 in the league.

Menster (8-0) struck out five batters and walked two in the 7-0 victory. Payton Bruner was 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot and scored twice. Jess Heick was 2-for-4 and also scored twice. Audrey Grove drove in two runs.

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