EMPORIA, Kan. — Already having clinched a series win a day prior, Griffon Baseball fell 6-4 in game three vs. Emporia State on Sunday, giving up all six runs in the first three innings at the Trusler Sports Complex.
Emporia (17-20, 11-19 MIAA) went ahead 3-0 early thanks to an RBI single Noah Geekie and a two-run home run by TJ Racherbaumer. Missouri Western replied with a
Will Courtney sacrifice fly and a
Hunter Rumachik RBI single in the top the third to cut the deficit to 3-2. However, ESU put three more on the board in the bottom half of the frame thanks to a Gibrian Pena three-run shot over the right-center field wall.
Rumachik and
Ryan Neise tallied a pair of RBI singles in the sixth to make it a 6-4 game, but both offenses went quiet for the rest of the day. Pitcher
Brayden Haug gave all up six earned runs but also threw seven innings, striking out six Hornets.
NOTABLES
- Haug has gone seven or more innings three times in seven starts this season.
- Brenden Andersen led the Griffs in hits, going 3-for-5 with a career-high two doubles at the leadoff spot.
- Hunter Olson, Jackson Bryant and Rumachik all had two hits apiece.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (13-30, 10-20 MIAA) heads to Kirksville, Missouri, on Tuesday for a 3 p.m. matchup with Truman State (15-26, 5-19 GLVC) at the Bulldog Baseball Complex. Truman just lost three out of four games vs. Maryville, dropping the final two contests of the series 17-3 and 4-1.
