EDMOND, Okla. — The season-opening gauntlet for Griffon Baseball continues on Thursday with yet another top-25 team in their way, as Missouri Western will open a three-game series with No. 13 Central Oklahoma at Wendell Simmons Field.
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans itching to watch to Missouri Western Baseball can tune into the MIAA Network for all three games this weekend. Click on the "MIAA Network" tab above to sign in and purchase a subscription if you have not already.
TOP-25 TSUNAMI
Yet again, Missouri Western (3-3) is set to square off with another team ranked in the
NCBWA Division Top-25 Poll, traveling to Edmond for its first MIAA series of the season. Missouri Western is 0-2 so far vs. top-25 teams but is 2-1 vs. opponents only receiving votes in the national polls. The Griffons have yet to lose or win back-to-back games this season, alternating results through their first six games.
SCOUTING THE BRONCHOS: FEB. 23-25
The Griffons are tasked with the tough test of UCO, a team that started the season 4-0 and has won four of its last five games. The No. 13 Bronchos are led at the plate by junior outfielder Cameron Uselton, who is hitting a team-high .364 at the dish with four doubles and 10 RBI. Behind him is junior infielder Seth Gray, whose slash of .361 had led him to a team-best four home runs and 20 RBI, blasting a three-run shot in his last time out vs. Southern Nazarene.
Probable MWSU Pitchers
Probable UCO Pitchers
- Junior RHP Diego Dominguez: 0-0, 6 IP, 3.00 ERA
- Junior LHP Chris Spry: 1-0, 9.1 IP, 4.82 ERA
- Sophomore RHP Marcos Lopez: 1-0, 9 IP, 4.00 ERA
- Sophomore RHP James Wambold: 0-1, 5.2 IP, 11.12 ERA
- Junior Racer RHP Felter: 0-0, 4 IP, 13.50 ERA
