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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon baseball (28-18, 25-11) swept Central Missouri (30-15,21-12) with an 8-7 win in game one and a 9-3 win in game two.
NOTABLES
- Andrew Curry homered to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning to put Missouri Western up 8-7 in game one
- Curry's previous at-bat in the sixth inning was a three-run double to clear the bases and cut the lead to 7-5
- Levi Schreiner's sac fly two batters later scored Curry and cut the deficit to one run
- Game two required no drama as the Griffons put up four runs in the second inning and led 6-1 after three innings
- MWSU outscored UCM 17-10 and outhit them 26-16 in the doubleheader
- Missouri Western swept Central Missouri for the first time under head coach Buzz Verduzco
- The Griffons have now swept the last three weekend series and gone 11-1 in the last 12 games
- The sweep could be an added boost for Missouri Western's postseason resume as it was ranked eighth and Central Missouri was ranked third in the NCAA Central Region poll
TOP PERFORMERS
- Nate Hunter threw his second complete game of the season in game two allowing three runs with a season-high and team best 11 strikeouts
- Dusty Stroup was 3-for-5 with four RBIs in game two and 4-for-10 with five RBIs for the day
- Levi Schreiner went 4-for-5 with two runs scored in game two while going 6-for-9 with two RBIs on the day
- Andrew Curry drove in five RBIs on a 2-for-4 performance at the plate in game one
UP NEXT
Missouri Western goes outside of conference play host to a single game against Drury on Wednesday, May 3 at 5 p.m.
