ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A non-conference, offensive tug-of-war match with Maryville ended in a loss for Missouri Western Baseball on Wednesday afternoon, falling 12-7 at the Spring Sports Complex.
Brenden Andersen got the Griffon offense going with a double in the bottom of the first inning, bringing in
Travis Wiese. He led MWSU with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate with three runs scored.
Hunter Rumachik grounded in a run later on in the first, giving the Griffons a 2-0 lead. However, Maryville (16-6) pulled ahead with four-straight runs through the second, third and fourth innings. A
Hunter Olson triple knotted the game up at 4-4 in the fifth, and a Rumachik RBI single scored Olson to put MWSU out in front. Handling a 6-4 lead in the sixth, the Griffons let up two Maryville runs after the Saints paired together a couple of RBI singles.
Rumachik grounded out to second in the bottom half of the same frame but scored Andersen, giving MWSU the lead right back. Despite a standout performance from Rumachik and the Griffon bats, Maryville's Michael Gould tagged a two-run triple to right in the seventh, putting the Saints up 8-7. Up 9-7 in the eighth, A Jack Zebig triple plated three runs, giving Maryville the cushion it needed to close out the win.
NOTABLES
- Rumachik tallied a season-high three RBI.
- Andersen hit his sixth double on the season.
- The Griffons sent 11 pitchers to the mound.
- Olson's triple in the fifth is the first of his career.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (5-18, 2-11 MIAA) will return to MIAA play with a three-game series starting against Washburn (17-10, 10-3 MIAA) on Friday at home in St. Joseph. This game is slated to begin at noon after being moved up due to impending weather in the area. The Ichabods beat MWSU 10-5 on Feb. 28 in Topeka, Kansas, but recently lost a three-game series vs. No. 11 Missouri Southern, salvaging the final game with another 10-5 victory.
