ST. JOSEPH - The Griffon baseball series at Pittsburg State has been adjusted due to forecasted poor weather conditions.  MWSU will play a doubleheader on Friday, March 10 beginning at 1 p.m. then the series finale on Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m. weather permitting. Missouri Western Athletics' social media platforms and gogriffons.com will have any further changes in the weekend schedules. 

SERIES PREVIEW
What: Missouri Western (9-7, 6-0 MIAA) at Pittsburg State (7-11, 1-5 MIAA)
When: Friday, March 10 -1 p.m. & 3 p.m., Saturday, March 11 – 1 p.m.,
Where: Al Ortolani Field – Pittsburg, Kan .
Links: Live Stats
 
By The Numbers
    -6 - Missouri Western is currently on a six-game MIAA winning streak, the longest streak since 2013
    -16 - David Glaude has reached base in all 16 games
    -11 – Nick Gawley's current hitting streak is at eleven
    -7 – Richard Peoples threw at least seven innings or more in his last three starts
    -4 – The Griffons turned  4 double plays in its sweep of Southwest Baptist

Missouri Western (9-7, 6-0 MIAA)
Coach: Buzz Verduzco, 18^th season, 510-375 (349-252 MIAA)
Team: Averaging 5.38 runs per game … allowing 5.13 runs per game … batting .299 as a team … opponents are batting .274 … 12 home runs … 21 stolen bases … 4.37 earned run average …opponents earned run average 4.51 … 102 strikeouts
Leaders: Nick Gawley (.431 batting average) … Nick Gawley (28 hits) … Logan Marston (three home runs) … Nick Gawley (12 stolen bases) … Jared Llyod (1.38 era) … Alex Heuring (two save) … Richard Peoples (18 strikeouts)
 
Pittsburg State (7-11, 1-5 MIAA)
Coach: Tom Myers, 1^th season at PSU, 318-112 career record
Team: Averaging 8.0 runs per game … allowing 8.2 runs per game … batting .311 as a team … opponents are batting .303 … 20 home runs … 11 stolen bases … 7.57 earned run average … opponents earned run average 7.39 … 159 strikeouts
Leaders: Dallas Reed (.449 batting average) … Colton Pogue (33 hits) … Colton Pogue (six home runs) … Dallas Reed (three stolen bases) … Cort Lesmeister (3.60 era) … Cort Lesmeister (two save) … Cody Whiting (28 strikeouts)

Up Next
Missouri Western travels to Joplin, Missouri for a three-game series against Missouri Southern beginning on Friday, March 17.