BOLIVAR, Mo. – There was no comeback needed for Griffon Baseball on Sunday as the team stretched its win streak to eight with a second consecutive MIAA sweep.
Missouri Western (13-9, 6-3) took a 4-0 lead after the fourth and never looked back in a 6-1 win at Southwest Baptist (8-16, 2-10). Six Griffon pitchers combined to hold Southwest Baptist to one unearned run on six hits. They struck out five and walked three.
Preston Bailey (1-1) picked up the win in relief and
Kellan Richards earned his second-straight save, pitching two innings of two-hit baseball.
NOTABLES
- Dusty Stroup went 3-for-5 on the day with two runs scored and a double
- Maurice Bruce went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored
- Casey Danley was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored
- Will Jibas drove in two and walked three times
- Bruce went 9-for-14 (.643) in the series with seven runs scored and six RBIs
- Danley hit .467 in the series with four RBIs
- Brooks Day hit .400 in the series and walked five times
- Jibas walked six times in the series
- Richards appeared in all three games of the series, giving up two hits and no runs in3 1/3 innings
UP NEXT
Missouri Western returns home for its next four games, beginning with a mid-week game against Emporia State on Tuesday, March 20.
