MISSOURI WESTERN (19-15, 13-11) vs. TRUMAN STATE (19-9, 11-7 GLVC)
Tuesday, April 7 - 3 & 5 p.m. - Spring Sports Complex
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western returns to the Spring Sports Complex this week after dropping three of four on the road this past weekend at Fort Hays. The Griffons face former MIAA member Truman State in a doubleheader, Tuesday.
THE GRIFFONSFort Hays State took the first three games over the weekend via walk-offs. The Griffons held leads going into the bottom half of the final inning of every game in the series and the first three didn't hold up as the Tigers came back to win those games. MWSU jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first of the final game and held on for a 9-5 victory to salvage on win in the series.
Ryan Degner had an incredible weekend, going 10-19 at the plate with four home runs and 10 RBIs. The senior hit three home runs on Saturday, including two in the first inning of game four. He leads the team with a .389 batting average and 51 hits.
David Glaude leads the team with 10 home runs and is batting .377.
Cody Childs has pushed his average to .367 and leads the team with 15 doubles.
Orencio Fisher has been caught stealing just twice this year, and leads the team with 13 stolen bases.
Banks Born is 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA to lead the Griffons' starting pitchers. A.J. Martinez has split time as a starter and reliever. He's 4-0 with a 3.48 ERA and leads the team with 31 strikeouts. The team's ERA has jumped of late, now sporting a 4.98 staff earned run average.
TRUMAN STATE BULLDOGSTruman enters 19-9 overall and 11-7 in the GLVC after splitting four games with Rockhurst this past weekend. The Bulldogs are in fourth place in the GLVC West.
Dave Gambino sits atop the leaderboard with a .423 batting average. Paul Trenhaile is second on the team with a .409. Gambino leads the team with 47 hits, while Trenhaile's 32 RBIs pace the Bulldogs. Jarod Hahn' sseven home runs are the most on the team. He's batting .287 with 31 driven in. Zak Larkin leads the team with 16 stolen bases.
Kent Frantz has started five games and has won all five of them. He's 5-0 with a 2.29 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 35.1 innings of work. Cody Gardner has seven starts for the team and has went the distance in five of those. He's 5-2 with a 3.64 ERA. The Bulldogs' main starters are a combined 15-2. Austin Tensley has appeared in 12 games as a reliever and is 0-4 with an 11.57 ERA.
