JOPLIN, MO- Missouri S&T faced two more set back today, suffering the 4-2 and 5-0 losses to Missouri Western in the second day of the TMZ Tournament.

GAME ONE: MISSOURI WESTERN: 4, MISSOURI S&T: 2
Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) kicked things off for S&T in the bottom of the 1^st inning; with Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) on third base, Young grounded out to second and brought Klein home for the 1-0 lead.

MWSU turned around and took the lead in the top of the 2^nd behind two S&T errors.

Kelly Uthe reached base on a throwing error that brought Taylor Hoelscher home to tie the game at 1-1. Lauren Houston brought in two more runs around the bases and give the Griffins the 3-1 lead.

After Missouri Western added another run in the 5^th inning, the Miners attempted their comeback in the bottom of the 7^th.

With Emily Davidson (St. Louis, MO/Oakville) and Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) on base, Hannah Antzoulatos (Planfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) singled up the middle to move everyone over a base. Davidson would pass third base and score after a fielding error from the Griffons centerfielder to make it a 4-2 game. Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) would single up the middle and get Klein heading for home. But, MWSU's defense came into play, getting Klein out at home after being run down the third baseline. The out would end the game and hand the Miners the 4-2 loss.

S&T picked up nine hits in game one today with Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) leading the way with three.

Kate Baxter (New Bloomfield, MO/New Bloomfield) (1-3) pitched the entire 7.0 innings while recording four strikeouts and just one walk.

GAME TWO: MISSOURI S&T: 0, MISSOURI WESTERN: 5
Missouri Western's offense kicked it up in the second game of the day, scoring five runs in four innings and hold the Miners to just six hits and no runs in the 5-0 game.

Markee Brown got things rolling for the Griffins in the bottom of the 2^nd inning with a single up the middle that score Taylor Hoelscher and gave them the quick 1-0 lead.

After two more runs in 3^rd put the Miners down 3-0, S&T made their first move to get on the board; in the top of the 4^th, Taylor Caton (Ballwin, Mo/Parkway West) was hit by a pitch that loaded the bases for Hannah Smith (Oconomowoc, WI/Catholic Memorial). Smith hit into a fielder's choice at third base that got Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) out at home, but once again loaded the bases for Shannon Flowers (Katy, Texas/Katy). Flowers would be shut down by MWSU pitcher Kaili Hinds and leave three left on for the Miners.

The Griffins added runs in the bottom of the 4^th and 5^th innings to extend their lead out to 5-0 before S&T was able to get more baserunners.

In the top of the 7^th, Keely Morgan (Laguna Hills, CA/Laguna Hills) singled to center field that put runners at first and second for Jacey Allen (Roanoke, TX/Byron Nelson). Allen would fall to Hinds with a strikeout while Abby Klein (Kansas City, MO/Staley) grounded out to third base and forced the Miners to face the 5-0 loss.

S&T recorded six hits in game two with Olivia Young (Millstadt, IL/Belleville Township) leading the pack with two hits.

Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) (0-3) got the start in game two going 6.0 innings with two strikeouts and just two walks.