JOPLIN, Mo. – Griffon baseball (32-19) defeated Central Oklahoma (31-18-1) 7-6 in a Saturday afternoon game and Northwest Missouri State (32-20) 4-3 in the Saturday morning game of the MIAA tournament. Missouri Western will play in an elimination game tomorrow, May 14, at 9 a.m. against Central Oklahoma with the winner advancing to the MIAA Championship game.
NOTABLES
Game Two
- Missouri Western scored three runs in the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead as Nick Gawley started the rally on a leadoff double
- Jeremy Alvarado and Levi Schreiner had back-to-back RBIs to put MWSU up 6-2
- David Glaude knocked his eighth home run of the season in the eighth inning to give the Griffons a 7-4 lead
- Missouri Western had 10 hits in the win, the first time it has recorded 10 hits in this season's MIAA tournament
- The first four batters for MWSU combined for seven hits and six runs scored
Game One
- Alex Heuring pinch hit in the top of the eighth inning to deliver a two RBI triple with two outs to give MWSU the only lead it would need to eliminate the Bearcats
- Missouri Western scored on back-to-back singles in the top of the second inning to tie the game at 2-2 but could not do any further damage after leaving the bases loaded
- Heuring's triple was the only extra base for the Griffons in the win
- Missouri Western has now eliminated Northwest Missouri from the MIAA Tournament for back-to-back years
TOP PERFORMERS
Game Two
- Nick Gawley was 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored
- Levi Schreiner went for 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs
- Dustin Agnew pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts in his seventh win of the season
Game One
- Logan Marston was 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and run scored
- Nate Hunter went 5 2/3 innings and gave up three runs with five strikeouts
- Richard Peoples picked up the six out save for the Griffons
UP NEXT
Missouri Western advances to play a winner take all game tomorrow, May 14, at 9 a.m. against Central Oklahoma.
