MARYVILLE, Mo. — An early lead for Northwest Missouri State did not last on Thursday, as Griffon Baseball scored nine-straight runs to take game one of this weekend's series 9-2 at Bearcat Baseball Field.
Trey Morris homered to give the Bearcats a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, which ended up opening the floodgates for Missouri Western's offense. After a
Brenden Andersen sacrifice fly in the third cut the deficit to 2-1,
Hunter Olson effectively ended the game in the fifth, smashing a three-run home run to left field with Andersen and
Jerry Nix on base, giving the Griffs a 4-2 lead.
Cale Sackewitz tacked on another run in the fifth with a single to right that forced a throwing error by Ryan Koski, allowing
Jayden Singleton to race home with the Griffons' fifth-straight run.
An Andersen RBI double continued MWSU's run in the sixth, plating
Bryson McArn. An Olson RBI single brought home Andersen, and a
Will Courtney RBI rifle to right did the same for Olson, ending Thursday's scoring and giving the Griffons a 9-2 lead that stayed true to the end. Pitcher
Samson Holcomb finished up a quality start an inning later, throwing seven innings while only giving up two unearned runs on four hits. He struck out a season-high five batters in the win.
NOTABLES
- With the win, Holcomb picks up his first win of the season.
- Olson recorded a career-high four RBI.
- Singleton and Travis Wiese both racked up two doubles apiece, a career-high for both.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western (8-25, 5-16 MIAA) and Northwest do battle again on Friday at 2 p.m. back at Bearcat Baseball Field.
