WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Missouri Western Baseball dropped the opening game of a three-game series against Central Missouri, 11-10.

Central Missouri used a three-run ninth inning to propel themselves past the Griffons on Thursday night. The Mules were able to able to collect five straight hits in the inning, including four singles and a double.

The Griffons were able to accumulate four runs in the first inning. Nick Gawley recorded a 2-run RBI single while Jeremy Alvarado and Brandon Downs each had an RBI in the opening inning. UCM was able to score seven unanswered runs before the Griffons scored again.

Offensively, MWSU scored three more runs in both the top of the fifth and eighth innings.  The Griffons scored two unearned runs in the fifth inning and one more in the eighth inning.

Landon Mason, Orencio Fisher, and David Glaude each produced two hits in the game. Four others recorded one hit for the Griffons. Glaude tallied a team-high three RBIs in the game and Fisher scored three times.

Richard Peoples got the start for the Griffons and allowed nine hits in 3.1 innings of work. David Anderson pitched 3.2 innings and gave up three hits while facing 15 batters.

The Griffons and Mules are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Friday, starting at noon in Warrensburg.