KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Western baseball team's win streak hit eight games, Tuesday, picking up two wins at Truman State. MWSU earned a 6-1 victory in game one and hit their way into the record book in game two, winning 19-9.
GAME 1: MWSU 6, Truman State 1Missouri Western won its seventh straight game in impressive fashion, jumping out to a 6-0 lead before winning 6-1 at Truman State.
David Glaude started another hot game at the plate with an RBI single in the first.
Landon Mason added his own RBI single in the second and
Cosimo Cannella drove in two with an RBI in the second to put the Griffons up 4-0 after two. Glaude picked up another RBI with a solo home run in the fourth. Glaude finished 3-5 in the game with two RBIs.
Alex Clavet got the win, pitching six innings and allowing just four hits and one earned run. Clavet struck out four and walked two.
Preston Bailey finished off Truman State, pitching the seventh and recording two strikeouts.
Game 2: MWSU 19, Truman State 9Missouri Western erupted for 28 hits and 19 runs in the second game of the doubleheader. The 28 hits were the most by any team in Griffon Baseball history and tied a record by bringing 53 players to the plate.
In the opening inning, the Griffons scored six runs on seven hits on the first 15 pitches.
Nick Gawley produced the first runs of the game, doubling down the left field line and picking up two RBIs.
Brandon Downs followed that up with an RBI single through the left side. Cannella stayed hot, hitting a three-run home run to left field giving the Griffons a 6-0 lead.
Jeremy Alvarado blasted his way into the record books as well. He had three home runs in the game and 13 total bases, putting him in first in both categories in Griffon history. Alvardo had a two-run home run in the fourth inning, and solo home runs coming in the fifth and ninth innings.
Downs also contributed a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. He finished the game with three runs scored and five RBIs. Cannella finished the game with three runs scored and five RBIs as well. Three other Griffons picked up at least one RBI in the game.
Richard Peoples tallied the win, as he pitched one inning while facing four batters. He is now 3-1 on the season.
Evan Jones got the start on the mound, lasting three innings and allowing just one run. The Griffons used four other pitchers to complete the game.
Missouri Western will return home for a three-game series against Missouri Southern starting March 18 at 4 p.m. They will finish the series on Saturday and Sunday with expected start times of 1 p.m.
