JOPLIN, Mo. – Griffon baseball (30-18) defeated Northwest Missouri State (31-19) 1-0 in 10 innings. The game started 50 minutes late and then again was delayed for 2 and half hours in the sixth inning due to weather.
NOTABLES
- Logan Marston scored the winning run on a Nick Gawley single to center field
- Marston singled through the left side to get on base in the 10th inning
- MWSU turned four double play in the win
- Levi Schreiner had a one-out double in the fourth inning but the Griffons could not get any closer as the next two batters were unable to advance him on fly outs
- Missouri Western would get the first two batters aboard in the bottom of the sixth inning but would strand both runners
- MWSU pitchers combined for seven strikeouts
TOP PERFORMERS
- Richard Peoples threw five innings and five strikeouts before the weather delay ended his start
- Nate Hunter tossed five relief innings to get the win as he gave no runs on three hits with two strikeouts
- Nick Gawley was 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI
- Levi Schreiner went 2-for-4 with a double
UP NEXT
Missouri Western will play Lindenwood, tomorrow, May 12 at approixately 3 p.m.
