The Missouri Western baseball team continued its offensive dominance collecting 17 hits in a 16-6 run rule shortened non-conference game. All nine of the Griffons got hits helping MWSU to a 7-3 record and six straight victories.

Things got off to a rocky start for the Griffons on the defensive side of the ball in the first inning as the Bearcats scored four runs on three  Griffon errors. They did not get a single hit in the inning.

In the bottom of the first the Griffons offense got going getting five hits with Grant Fink hitting a three run homer and Jake Schrader hitting his first homer of the season giving MWSU the 6-4 lead after one. The Bearcats scored two more in the top of the second but Jerad Hawkins came into to shut the door on the Bearcats. After two and a half the teams were tied at six.

The rest of the game would be all Griffons scoring 10 unanswered to get the victory. The Griffons took the lead for good in the bottom of the second when Kyle Simpson knocked in Michael Schulze. The Griffons took a 9-6 lead in the third getting two hits with Schulze singling in Jake Schrader and Jimmy Smelcer.

In the fifth the Griffons scored three more runs on four hits with Simpson getting two more RBI. In sixth and seventh the Griffons scored two runs in each inning. In the sixth the Griffons scored two runs on one hit and in the seventh Fink signled in Spencer Shockley ending the game.

The Griffons got three hits apiece from Schulze and Bubba Dotson while Simpson, Fink, Smelcer and Shawn Egge all got two. Hawkins picked up his first victory of his career going 5.2 innings giving up four hits while striking out five.

The Bearcats had just six hits with Zach Pirrello going 2-for-3. SBU had six errors in the contest as they fall to 4-3 on the season.

The Griffons return to action on Wednesday, March 6 with an MIAA doubleheader against Nebraska-Kearney in Springfield, Mo. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 am.

— MWSU Sports Information —