Lady Blues sweep Griffons

April 17, 2002

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ST. JOSEPH, MO - The Washburn Lady Blues' young gun pitching staff sparkled again holding the Missouri Western State Griffons scoreless over 18 innings as the Lady Blues picked up a pair of 1-0 wins to improve their record to 41-8 and 11-1 in the MIAA. The wins increased the Lady Blues' current win streak to 10 games while not allowing an opponent run scored in the last 47 innings.

Freshman Katie Gregg pitched all 11 innings in the first game striking out four allowing 10 hits in the victory. Dara Clouse drove in the winning run for the Lady Blues scoring Kristen Cheney who doubled and was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Brooke Lyons. Clouse recorded 20 putouts in the game to break the school record of 19 previously held by Stacie Carpenter. Cheney would finish the game 4-5. Gregg has now allowed one run in her last 53 innings pitched - a 0.13 ERA.

The first game win gave Lady Blues' head coach Kim Newbern her 201st win at the helm of the Washburn softball program giving her more wins than any other coach in Lady Blues' softball history. After recording her 200th win against Central Methodist on Sunday tying Kelly Osburn for the most wins, and the second game win over Missouri Western, she has now recorded a 202-108 record as the Lady Blues' coach.

In the nightcap, fellow freshman Ashley Perkins picked up her 16th win striking out seven and walking no one allowing just two hits. The Lady Blues scored its only run in the top of the first inning. Brooke Lyons was hit by a pitch and moved to second on Clouse's single to left. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and Julie Blaufuss hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Lyons.

The Lady Blues will now play their next four MIAA games at home as Truman State comes to town on Friday for a 2 p.m. doubleheader and Central Missouri is here on Saturday. Truman is 22-9 and 8-2 in the MIAA after splitting with Northwest Missouri on Wednesday. Central Missouri is 21-14 and 8-3 in the MIAA.