ST. JOSEPH – Griffon baseball (16-16, 13-9) beat Central Oklahoma (20-13-1, 10-12) 5-2 on a walk-off home run from Logan Marston.

NOTABLES

• Logan Marston slammed the game winning home run on a full count
• Jeremy Alvarado singled down the left line with one out to get on base in the ninth inning and Alex Heuring drew a walk the next at-bat
• Richard Peoples threw his four complete game of the season, third straight game where he pitched into the ninth and his eighth consecutive start going at least seven innings
• UCO's Jake Dyer homered on the very first pitch of the game
• Both starting pitchers threw into the ninth inning
• Missouri Western outhit Central Oklahoma 9-6 as both teams left four base runners aboard

TOP PERFORMERS

• Richard Peoples gave up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts in his complete game
• Jeremy Alvarado went 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and two runs scored
• Logan Marston had four RBIs on the night and was 2-for-4 at the plate
• Jake Dyer was 3-for-4 on the night with two RBIs and a run scored for UCO
• Holden Capps threw 8 1/3 innings for the Bronchos and gave up four runs on eight hits

UP NEXT
Missouri Western and Central Oklahoma square off in game two of the series tomorrow, April 8 at 1 p.m.