Southwest Baptist (18-32-1, 13-19)
at Missouri Western (29-13, 23-11)
MWSU Baseball Field
Games 1 & 2: Saturday, April 27 - 2 & 4 pm
Games 3 & 4: Sunday, April 28 - 1 & 3 pm

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo., - The Griffons return home after a 12 game road trip. Western finished the trip 8-4, improving its road record to 12-9 on the season. After opening the trip with a split in Maryville against Northwest Missouri, the Griffons swept a doubleheader at Emporia State and a four-game series at Pittsburg State.
 
Western finished the road trip at Truman State, splitting with the Bulldogs. The Griffons were close to taking three games in the series but Truman scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth in the finale to earn the split. In the MIAA standings, Western remains in second place, with a three game lead over Emporia State. Western will celebrate senior day on Saturday. Jarad Bell, Jack Bond, Andrew Pieper, Kyle Peterson, Tony Loeffler, Andy Stewart, Nik Jurado, Jake Graham and Matt Bergin will be honored prior to the start of Sunday's doubleheader.
 
Loeffler was recently honored as baseball's nominee for the MWSU Student-Athlete of the year banquet. The senior from Milbrae, Calif. has started 34 games behind the plate this year for the Griffons and is batting .235 with 14 RBI.
 
Spencer Shockley continues to lead the Griffons with his .383 batting average. Michael Schulze has moved into second on the team with a .340 average. As a team, Western continues to improve offensively and now carry a .303 team batting average, with five player batting over .300.
 
Brandon Simmons is 9-2 on the year and leads the team with a 1.51 era. Nik Jurado remains undefeated at 7-0 with a 1.96 era. Simmons and Jurado are tied for the team lead with 53 strikouts each. As a staff the Griffons, carry a 3.45 era and are holding opponents to a .273 clip.