EDMOND, Okla. — Griffon Baseball gave No. 13 Central Oklahoma all it wanted on Saturday, but the Bronchos came away with a doubleheader and series sweep on Saturday at Wendell Simmons Field.
GAME 1
UCO 13, MWSU 8
Down by a score of 8-2 after getting behind early due to UCO's five-run bottom of the first, MWSU (3-6, 0-3 MIAA) responded in a big way with a four-run top of the seventh. A
Travis Wiese infield single plated
Jayden Singleton, leading into a
Jackson Bryant double down the left-field line that scored Wiese,
Hunter Olson and
Brenden Andersen, cutting the Bronchos' lead to 9-8. However, UCO came back with another four-run inning in the eighth, closing the door on a Griffon comeback.
GAME 2
UCO 9, MWSU 8
This time around in game two, MWSU blew the doors open with its own four-run first inning, highlighted by a two-RBI double by
Jerry Nix. Olson sent a solo shot to left-center field an inning later, giving his Griffs a 5-0 lead. However, UCO slowly chipped away at MWSU's margin, eventually tying the game at 5-5 in the fifth after Noah Olson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. A pair of two-run innings in the seventh and eighth fortified the Bronchos' lead, as MWSU's three-run ninth came up just short.
NOTABLES
- Missouri Western walked seven times in game one and 11 times overall throughout the doubleheader.
- The Griffons smashed five extra-base hits between both games, including a home run apiece by Nix and Olson.
- Wiese finished the day with four total RBI, while Jackson Bryant collected three in game one.
UP NEXT
The Griffons take a short trip to Topeka, Kansas, for a non-conference clash with Washburn (8-7, 2-0 MIAA) on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Falley Field. The Ichabods have won seven in a row, most recently sweeping Fort Hays State in a doubleheader on Saturday in Hays, Kansas.
