ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Western Baseball dropped game one of their last regular-season homestand against No. 16/12 Missouri Southern on Friday night by a score of 9-3 at the Spring Sports Complex.
Both teams had a share of the long ball, with Missouri Southern hitting three and Missouri Western hitting within the first inning and a half. One of those bombs came from Griffon Brenden Anderson in the bottom of the first inning. His first homer of the season cut MSSU's lead to 2-1.
During the bottom of the third,
Hunter Olson grounded out to bring
Jared Munk home and lowered Southern's lead to 4-2. The bats came alive for Missouri Southern with two runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth, effectively sealing the game.
NOTABLES
- Brenden Anderson hit home run No. 11 of his Griffon career
- Samson Holcomb tallied a season-high seven strikeouts
- Freshman Jackson Bryant recorded his 10th RBI on the season
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (14-31, 10-21 MIAA) will continue the weekend tomorrow at 2 p.m. against Missouri Southern (37-11, 24-7 MIAA) at the Spring Sports Complex for Senior Day. Stay around after the game for a ceremony honoring each graduating Griffon.
