ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Just as soon as Griffon Baseball found themselves with a lead, Truman State shot back with a three-run eighth inning to take Tuesday's non-conference matchup at the Spring Sports Complex, 5-4.
Truman State (7-6) led for most of the game, taking a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning. That's when
Travis Wiese sent a sacrifice fly to left field, allowing
Jerry Nix to tag up and score from third to tie the game at 2-2. One inning later in the seventh, Nix gave Missouri Western (3-11, 0-6 MIAA) its first and only lead with an RBI single to center field, bringing home
Jared Munk.
Just half a frame later in the eighth, Truman's Luke Turner cleared the bases with a three-run double down the left field line, putting the Bulldogs up, 5-3.
Brenden Andersen scored from third while
Halen David was caught trying to steal second in the eighth, but the Griffons went down in the ninth to lose their ninth-straight game.
NOTABLES
- Turner drove in four runs for the Bulldogs, going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double.
- Nix went 2-of-2 with two RBI and one run scored.
- Andersen led all Griffs at the dish, hitting 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
- Munk and Kellen Scruggs both also doubled for MWSU.
- Zack Cushing pitched two innings with no hits or walks given up, striking out three Bulldogs in the process.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western prepares to embark upon an eight-game road trip, next playing Newman (7-12, 2-4 MIAA) in a three-game series starting this Friday at a 3 p.m. in Wichita, Kansas, at McCarthy Field. The Jets recently put a stop to a six-game skid by defeating Central Christian, 13-3, on Tuesday in Wichita.
