Jackson Bryant 2024 St. Cloud
Arianne Boma
With two RBI on Saturday, Jackson Bryant is now second on the team with seven ribbies this season.
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St. Cloud State SCSU2024 1-4
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Winner Missouri Western MWSUBB 4-2
St. Cloud State SCSU2024
1-4
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Final
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Missouri Western MWSUBB
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Cloud State SCSU2024 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 11 11 0
Missouri Western MWSUBB 0 1 2 0 4 0 4 1 X 12 16 5

W: Farrell, Robert (1-1) L: Habeck,Jack (0-1) S: Kratz, Sam (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | MWSU Media Relations

Bryant's late RBI seals series-clinching shootout vs. St. Cloud

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Griffon Baseball broke through after a 7-7 tie in the sixth inning to defeat the St. Cloud State Huskies 12-11 Saturday afternoon at the Spring Sports Complex.

Robert Farrell (1-1) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Missouri Western (4-2). The left-hander went 1.1 innings, giving up four runs, zero earned, on two hits, allowing no walks and striking out one. Caleb Peterson also made an impact on the mound for the Griffons, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings while allowing one hit, with two walks and two strikeouts.

At the plate, the Griffons were paced by Ryan Koval, who went 3-for-5 on the day with a triple and a season-high four RBI. Kaden Doan put together a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Travis Wiese also chipped in for MWSU, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a triple and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 3-0, the Griffons first put runs on the board in the second inning. Jackson Bryant came across to score the lone run of the inning for MWSU and get them on the board.

The Griffons kept the Huskies off the board before tying it up in the third. Koval's run-scoring single highlighted an inning where MWSU scored twice, which evened the score at 3-3.

That 3-3 tie turned into a 7-3 Griffon lead in the fifth. The Griffs' bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run triple off the bat of Koval.

The Huskies then tied up the ballgame at seven before MWSU fought back to retake the lead in the seventh inning. The Griffons scored four runs in the inning, highlighted by a one-run single off the bat of Noah Cook, bringing the MWSU advantage to 11-7.

St. Cloud (1-4) fired back to tie the game at 11 before the Griffons reclaimed a 12-11 advantage in the eighth inning. Western scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Bryant. The score remained 12-11 for the rest of the game, as the Griffons held on for the win.

GAME NOTES

  • Koval had three base knocks and four RBI in the game for MWSU.
  • Every Griffon starter reached base safely in the win.
  • Western's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed four runs across.
  • Six Griffons had multiple hits in the ballgame, totaling 16 hits as a team.
  • The Griffons out-hit the Huskies at a 16-11 clip.
  • Both Quinton Robertson and Jared Munk stole two bases in Saturday's game.
  • The Griffons stole six bases as a team.
  • Western went 9-for-17 (.529) with runners in scoring position.
  • Griffon pitchers faced 47 St. Cloud hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out eight.
  • The Griffons drew four walks from St. Cloud pitching.
  • St. Cloud State led offensively by Sawyer Smith, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI.
  • Brody Richardson led the Huskies pitching staff, throwing one shutout inning.

UP NEXT
Already locked in for a series win, MWSU looks for a sweep over St. Cloud on Sunday noon back at Griffon Baseball Field.

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