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The Missouri Western softball team was scheduled to open postseason play Thursday, but like all other spring sports, their season was canceled in March after 22 games. Dave Riggert had a chance to catch up with Griffon C/3B Emma Hoffart as the junior from Elkhorn, Nebraska talks about dealing with having their season cut short, her career so far and her journey to get to MWSU.
There would have been four first round games Thursday at the MIAA Tournament in Edmond, Oklahoma to open the four-day event. The Griffons finished second last season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. When the season was canceled in March, Missouri Western was 13-9 and 2-0 in the MIAA, and they had won seven of their last eight games.
Hoffart was Honorable Mention All-MIAA in 2019 and she was hitting .333 with two home runs and 16 RBI so far this season. She'll have two years left at Missouri Western as all spring sports athletes did not lose a year of eligibility this season.