JOPLIN, Mo. – Griffon baseball (30-19) fell to Lindenwood (33-17) 6-1 in the second round of the MIAA Tournament.

NOTABLES

• Lindenwood scored in the top of the third inning with an RBI single to left center to take an early 1-0 lead and then added two more runs in the fourth inning on a two-run home run
• Zach Cross worked out of a bases loaded jam in the fifth inning with a fly out  to right field for the Griffons
• Missouri Western turned its 54^th double play of the season, which leads the MIAA,  in the top of the sixth inning
• MWSU got on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Bailey Zimmer sacrifice fly that scored Andrew Curry
• Missouri Western's four through six hitters combined for three hits and a run scored
• The Griffons have only lost three games in its last 17 games  

TOP PERFORMERS

• Andrew Curry was 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and double
• Bailey Zimmer recorded an RBI in his two at-bats
• Lindenwood's Kyle Teter was 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs
• Sam Baxter was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Lions

UP NEXT
Missouri Western will play Northwest Missouri State in an elimination game at 9 a.m. tomorrow, May 13 at Warren Turner Field in Joplin.