OKLAHOMA CITY —
Missouri Southern swept a doubleheader Saturday against Newman, winning the first game 6-4 in eight innings and the second game 6-2 at Ann Lacy Stadium.
Brooklyn Farrell drove in the go-ahead run for the Lions in the eighth inning of the first game with a double to center field that drove in Kathryn Goins. Brooke Swadley then drove in Farrell with a single to left.
Swadley and Brown each had two hits. Brown had two RBIs and Dawn Grass drove in two runs with a two-run homer in the fifth inning, her third home run of the day.
Brown’s two-run double in the second inning scored Goins and Michala Wood and gave the Lions a 2-0 lead.
Lions starting pitcher Sarah Williams tossed a complete game. She allowed five hits and three walks while striking out six.
In the second game, Hannah Cook pitched a six-hit complete game for the Lions. She had no walks or strikeouts.
The Lions’ 12-hit attack was led by Alana Hester, Grass, Farrell and Brown, who each had two hits. Rachel Harding scored two runs and Brown had two RBIs.
The Lions took a 2-1 lead with two runs in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Brown and an RBI double by Hester.
MSSU (10-3) added three runs in the fourth inning. Farrell and Harding started the rally with one-out singles. Brown drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Hester singled, loading the bases.
Swadley drove in the second run when she was hit by a pitch, then Brown scored on a passed ball.
Grass led off the fifth inning with a home run.
The doubleheader sweep came after Oklahoma City had defeated the Lions 10-4.
Shelby Romines, who was 2-for-3, gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with a first-inning double that scored Hester. The Lions added three runs in the third inning when Swadley drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Grass hit a two-run home run to left field that scored Romines.
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Large-school state track and field competition begins today
Globe File Carl Junction's Alex McMullen (left), pictured during the district track meet on May 11, is part of the Bulldogs' 4x400 relay team that has qualified for the Class 3 state meet in Jefferson City.
Shane Williams of Mount Vernon is among the favorites in three events at the MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Dwight Reed Stadium in Jefferson City.
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