GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Griffon baseball beat Newman University 14-4 (8 inn.) for their first win of the season at the Air Hogs Division II Classic.

NOTABLE

• Missouri Western scored eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning
• The Griffons out hit the Jets 20-4
• MWSU pitchers combined to allow one walk and six strikeouts
• Newman finished with four runs, two of which were earned

TOP PERFORMERS

• Ryan Smith missed hitting for the cycle by a triple, he ended 5-for-5 with his first home run of the season and four RBIs
• David Glaude went two-for-three at the dish and knocked in three runs
• Logan Marston was two-of-three on the day and drove in two runs

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Russellville, Arkansas for a three-game series against Arkansas Tech beginning on Feb. 10 at 5 p.m.