ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Despite being tied for most of the game, Griffon Baseball fell to William Jewell 9-3 on Wednesday night at the Spring Sports Complex.
Trailing 2-0, Missouri Western made its first impact in the bottom of the fifth with a
Jayden Singleton single to left field, bringing in a run to cut the deficit in half. Travis Weise found his way home on a wild pitch in the sixth to tie the game. The Cardinals (19-8) took their lead back in the seventh inning at 4-3 after a Griffon error, as William Jewell tacked on four more insurance runs in the ninth.
NOTABLES
- Jayden Singleton leads the team in stolen bases with 11, stealing two on Wednesday.
- The Griffons stole four bases, with Nix and Zach Hanlan stealing one apiece.
- Wiese and Jerry Nix both doubled.
UP NEXT
Northeastern State (12-16, 6-11 MIAA) comes to St. Joseph to play Missouri Western (6-22, 3-14 MIAA) on Friday at 4 p.m. at the Spring Sports Complex. The RiverHawks most recently lost a 10-9 game vs. Central Oklahoma on Tuesday in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
