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St. Joseph, Mo. – The Griffons ended last weekend with a walk-off win against Washburn 10-9 and look to carry momentum into their three-game series with Southwest Baptist in Bolivar. The Griffons are scheduled to start the series on Thursday at 2 p.m.

Missouri Western Preview
­­The Griffons come into the series 5-5 overall and went 1-2 last week against Washburn. They suffered a loss in a walk-off on Friday night but claimed a victory over the Ichabods on Sunday afternoon in walk-off fashion.

Missouri Western has been led by Landon Mason and Cosimo Cannella this season, hitting .410 and .405, respectively. Cannella also leads the team in home runs with three and 15 RBI. Speedster Orencio Fisher has scored 12 runs and is 4-4 on stolen bases this season. Jeremy Alvarado and Brandon Downs are each hitting .313 and have combined for 20 hits and 13 RBI.

Pitching for the Griffons has continued to be a work in progress with five different players tallying a win. Weston Caindec has been a strong point for the Griffons so far accumulating 16.1 innings pitched along with 12 strikeouts and opponent's hitting percentage of .281. Evan Jones and Preston Bailey are currently 1-0 this season.

Southwest Baptist Preview
Southwest Baptist enters the weekend with a 4-6 overall record and 0-3 MIAA record. The Bearcats dropped three-straight games to Central Oklahoma to open conference play.

The Bearcats are led offensively by Jeff Bouchard who has a team-high .425 batting average and has contributed six doubles and two triples on the season. Tim Gurnow is hitting .400 so far and has two home runs while three other players are hitting over .300 for the Bearcats.

On the mound, Miles Kilgore has a 2-0 record and has tallied 12 strikeouts this year. Brandon Chernoff and Brian Womack are the other SBU players to pick up wins this season. Chernoff has also talled 11 strikeouts in 12 innings of work.