ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Baseball opened their home slate against Minot State on Friday. The Griffons (3-10) fell to the Beavers (5-3) in both games of the doubleheader, 8-5 in game one and 10-0 in a seven-inning no hitter for Minot State pitcher Noah Myhre.
 
GAME ONE:
 

• Colby Tam hit his third home run of the season in the fourth inning. His hit drove in Andrew Meier and Troy Davern, giving the Griffons the 3-2 lead.
• Minot State rallied back in the fifth inning to retake the lead 4-3, but then the Griffons swung back when Josh Robinson hit a single to drive in Chas Verduzco to tie it up in the seventh.
• In the final three innings of the game, the Griffons left seven batters on base.
• MWSU finished the game with eight hits. Andrew Meier led the way with two, tallying his season total to 17. Meier also has eight RBIs on the season.
• Zach Pych, Maurice Bruce, Reid Briney and Troy Davern also tallied hits in the first matchup.
• Jake Gilbert took the loss for the Griffons, giving up four runs in the final two innings.

 
GAME TWO:
 

• Justin Wood got the start in the second game, allowing seven runs in four innings pitched.
• The Griffon pitching staff tallied eight strikeouts throughout the contest.
• Nolan Myhre completed the no-hitter of the Griffons with seven strikeouts and just three Griffon baserunners on a pair of walks and a hit batter. 

 
UP NEXT:
 

• The Griffons will close out the four-game series with Minot State with a second doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.