The Missouri Western baseball team picked up the second game of its three-game opening round tournament match against Southwest Baptist to send it to the final day.

The Griffons defeated the Bearcats 10-5.

Just like in game one, the Griffons jumped on the board early with a four-run second inning.

David Chew started it off with a single to center field. After Will Carter grounded out to move Chew to second, the scoring began.

Mitch Thorman sent a double to left field to score Chew. Jake Schrader then doubled to left center to mark the score 2-0. Hunter Weiss singled to left field and drove in Schrader. After that, Ryan Degner singled to the same spot to score Weiss.

After a scoreless third inning, the Griffons added two runs in each the fourth and fifth innings.

Weiss’ double to left field was followed by Degner’s home run and mark the score 6-0. In the fifth inning, Southwest Baptist added five runs in the top of the fifth to pull within a run.

Christian Binger belted a homer over the left-field fence for the 3-run long ball. That happened after Ross Wolfe’s single to shortstop, which scored Bo Helsel for the Bearcats’ first run of the game. Chance Wolfe hit a double and scored the second run off of Drew Miller’s single up the middle.

In the bottom of the fifth, Schrader tripled to score Carter and advanced home after a throwing error by Southwest. That made the score 8-5.
A run each was added in the sixth and eighth by the Griffons to make it 10-5. Missouri Western had 16 hits with no errors and the Bearcats had nine hits with two errors.

Jake Jones picked up his sixth win after pitching five innings. Josh Lansangan got the save. Tim Collins fell to 5-5 for the Bearcats.

Degner finished 4-for-4 at the No. 1 hole with three RBI. Schrader went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Weiss went 3-for-4 and had an RBI.

The two teams play the third game Saturday at 1 p.m. The winner of that match advances to Springfield, Mo. for the semi-finals played at Hammons Field.

— MWSU Sports Information —