BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - Madelyn Irwin tossed a one-hit shutout Friday as  the Mount Mercy softball team blanked 19th-ranked Baker, 8-0, in the  second game of their Heart of America Conference doubleheader.

Baker won the first game, 14-2, on a combined one-hitter by two of its  pitchers.

Mount Mercy jumped to a 5-0 lead in the nightcap and Irwin did the  rest in the five-inning contest. She allowed only one single with two  strikeouts and one walk.

Tawny Menster and Jolona Shield belted home runs for the Mustangs in  the 8-0 victory. Jess Heick was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Shield and  Emily Oler also had two hits. Menster drove in two runs.

Heick hit a solo home run for Mount Mercy in the first game for the  Mustangs' only base hit.

The split left the Mustangs at 8-6 overall and 1-1 in the league.  Baker is sitting at 17-5 overall and 6-2 in the conference.

GAME 1

Mount Mercy     001 10 - 2 1 2
Baker           302 9x - 14 14 2

Witzany, Stenberg (4) and Miller. Brees, Bermudez-Kimmel (5) and  Stromenger. W - Brees. L - Witzany. HR - Heick. SB - Bruner. SF -  Bruner.

GAME 2

Mount Mercy     501 02 - 8 10 3
Baker           000 00 - 0 1 1

Irwin and Miller. Brewer, Bermudez-Kimmel (3) and Stromenger. W -  Irwin. L - Brewer. 2B - Heick. HR - Menster, Shield. SB - Menster,  Miller, Mack.