MARYVILLE, Mo. – Griffon baseball (22-17, 19-10) beat Northwest Missouri State (24-15, 13-13) 5-1 at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Missouri for its sixth consecutive win.
NOTABLES
- MWSU scored back-to-back runs in the second inning to take its only lead 2-1 with Bailey Zimmer's RBI ground out and Logan Marston's RBI single
- David Glaude cleared the bases in the third inning with his fifth home run of the season to give Missouri Western a 4-1 lead
- Glaude provided more run support in the fifth inning as his sacrifice fly to left field scored Ryan Smith for a 5-1 advantage
- Two through five in the MWSU batting order scored four of the five runs and collected four of the six hits
- Griffon pitchers combined for eight strikeouts in the win
- Missouri Western has now won six straight games with five of those wins coming by five runs or more
TOP PERFORMERS
- Jared Lloyd threw six innings and allowed just one run on five hits with four strikeouts
- David Glaude recorded three RBIs with a run scored
- Levi Schreiner was 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored
- Nate Hunter threw one inning of relief work and notched two strikeouts
UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to the University of Nebraska Kearney for a three-game series beginning on April 21 at 6 p.m. against the Lopers.
