GRIFFON BASEBALL SERIES PREVIEW
Missouri Western (5-5) at Central Missouri (6-2)
Sunday, Feb. 25 - 1 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25 - 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26 - 1 p.m.
Live Stats
ST. JOSEPH - Griffon baseball will dive into conference play this weekend as the team travels to Central Missouri for a three-game series.
Inclement weather forced the series to be pushed back two days, now scheduled to start on Sunday, Feb. 25. Missouri Western went 5-5 in its first 10 non-conference games, earning a series win at Harding before splitting a four-game series at Arkansas Tech. The Griffons were able to hold a home opening series last weekend against No. 19 St. Cloud State, taking the series finale after dropping the first two games of the series.
Winners of five-straight games, Central Missouri enters the weekend 6-2. The Mules swept a shortened series from Colorado-Colorado Springs and swept Winona State, all at home after going 1-2 at the Houston Winter Invitational.
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS
- Three of five losses have been by one run
- Shown ability to come back, scoring 11 unanswered runs in a 13-7 win at Harding and battling back from a seven-run deficit to lose by one in the series opener at Arkansas Tech
- Team fielding percentage of .968
- 11 errors committed through 10 games compared to 21 by opponents
- Have stolen 11 bases in 14 attempts
- Preston Bailey has a 0.00 ERA over four relief appearances and has not allowed a run. Bailey has allowed just two hits through 5 2/3 innings pitched
- Carson Dwyre is 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA over three starts. He has 15 strikeouts and six walks through 17 2/3 innings pitched
- Buzz Verduzco enters the weekend with 388 career victories and needs three more to pass Doug Minnis as Missouri Western baseball's all-time leader in coaching victories
UP NEXT
The Griffons jump back out of conference play with a three-game set at Southern Indiana, March 2-4.
