Box Score
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Griffon baseball (14-13) fell at Northwest Missouri (16-12) 8-4. It is the first game in a three game midweek series between the rivals.
Missouri Western struck early in the when
Nolan Meyer homered to left field with the second at-bat of the game. Identical to the first inning,
Will Jibas homered to left field as the second batter of the inning. Jibas's home run allowed MWSU to tie the game at 2-2.
A bases loaded walk to
Fahd Shakeel allowed
Casey Danley to score a Griffon run for three consecutive innings and tie the game at 3-3. Northwest answered with two runs in the fifth inning before a Nick Schrank double drove in
Maurice Bruce to cut the lead to 5-4. The Bearcats added three more runs in the eighth to pull away.
NOTABLES
- Missouri Western's top four batters combined for five of the team's seven hits
- Casey Danley and Nolan Meyer scored two runs with a RBI
- Dusty Stroup was 2-for-5 at the plate, his 12th multiple hit game this season
- Will Jibas extended his hitting streak to nine games with his second inning home run
- Every NWMSU batter in the lineup recorded a hit
UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts Missouri Southern for a three-game series beginning on Thursday, March 29 at the Spring Sports Complex.
