TOPEKA, Kan. – Griffon baseball (5-7) hit four home runs off the 2016 MIAA Pitcher of the Year and won its MIAA opener, 8-6 at Washburn (8-4) on Saturday.  
 
NOTABLES

• Missouri Western hit four home runs off Nick Silva, the 2016 MIAA Pitcher of the Year
• Jeremy Alvarado hit two of the home runs
• Nick Gawley broke and MWSU single game record with five stolen bases
• Washburn led 3-2 after three innings, but Missouri Western scored the next six runs
• Missouri Western drew 12 walks in the game, and had 11 hits
• The win snapped a three-game skid for the Griffons

 
TOP PERFORMERS

• Alvarado homered twice, went 2-2 at the plate with three RBIs, three runs scored and three walks
• Nick Gawle was 4-4 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored
• David Glaude was 3-5 at the plate with a home run and two runs scored
• Logan Marston went 2-4 at the plate with a solo home run and a walk
• Richard Peoples pitched 8.1 innings and struck out seven Washburn batters

 
UP NEXT
The two teams continue the series with game two scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Topeka.