Mt. Mercy Softball

Heick nets 6 RBIs as Mustangs split

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.

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Witzany boosts Mount Mercy softball

Mount Mercy freshman Jayna Witzany never imagined she'd be asked to  pitch in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against Central  Methodist, but that's exactly what happened.

Tawny Menster, Mount Mercy's top pitcher, took a line drove off her  pitching hand on just the second batter she faced in the top of the  first inning and had to leave the game.

Witzany answered the call and pitched the rest of the game as the  Mustangs won the opener, 6-4. Menster iced her right hand after the  leaving the opener and took her normal position in right field for  Game 2 with tape on her hand.

Central Methodist won the nightcap, 7-1, at Busse Field in the Heart  of America Conference doubleheader.

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Mustangs win 3 twinbills in row

The Mount Mercy softball team put an exclamation point on an excellent week Saturday by sweeping Missouri Valley, 5-3 and 7-2, in a Heart of America Conference doubleheader at Busse Field.

The Mustangs won all three of their doubleheaders during the week by sweeping William Penn on Tuesday, Clarke on Wednesday and Missouri Valley on Saturday.

Mount Mercy raised its records to 17-7 overall and 10-2 in the league, tied for first place with Grand View in the North Division of the Heart of America Conference.

Tawny Menster raised her record to 7-0 in the 5-3 victory in the opener by pitching six strong innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits. Jayna Witzany collected two strikeouts in relief in the seventh inning for a save.

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Mack helps Mount Mercy slam Clarke

Michelle Mack belted a grand-slam in the sixth inning Wednesday to  help Mount Mercy top Clarke, 5-2, in the first game of their Heart of  America Conference doubleheader at Busse Field.

The Mustangs took the nightcap, 5-1, on a rainy evening in northeast  Cedar Rapids for the sweep.

The twin-killing lifted Mount Mercy into first place in the North  Division standings with an 8-2 record in the conference. The Mustangs  are 15-7 overall for the campaign.

Mount Mercy trailed, 2-1, in the sixth inning of the opener when Mack  lofted a fly ball over the fence in left field with the bases loaded.  Tawny Menster (6-0) retired Clarke in the top of the seventh to finish  the victory.

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