KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Griffon Baseball (26-23, 19-17 MIAA) is back in the MIAA tournament for a 14th time in program history and the first time since 2019.
MoWest is the No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 seed Fort Hays State (17-33, 12-24 MIAA) in the first round on Wednesday, May 6 at 1 p.m. central.
The tournament is being hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma with games being played at Wendell Simmons Field in Edmond, Oklahoma. It's a single elimination tournament featuring the top 10 teams in the MIAA regular season standings.
On top of its first postseason bid in seven years, MoWest this season has also achieved...
- Its first winning season since 2018
- The most conference wins and most wins overall since 2018
- A winning record in MIAA play for the first time since 2019
- 20 wins at home – the most since 2004 and the most in the history of Griffon Park
Should the Griffons win, they would rematch No. 2 seed Rogers State (38-12, 26-10 MIAA) on Thursday, May 7 at 5 p.m. in quarterfinals.
Semifinals are Friday, May 8 with the championship set for Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. All games will be streamed on the MIAA Network. Audio broadcast information is to be determined.