GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Missouri Western baseball team dropped the opening two games of their season at the Air Hogs Division II Classic.  The Griffons lost their first game to Southern Arkansas 5-4, and then fell to Oklahoma Christian in seven innings 15-5.

NOTABLE
– Missouri Western left the tying run stranded on second base to end game one

– MWSU left 14 runners on base in the opening game against Southern Arkansas

– The Griffons outhit the Muleriders 12-9 in the loss

– Six of the 15 Oklahoma Christian runs were earned in the game two loss

– The Griffons committed seven errors against the Eagles

TOP PERFORMERS
– Nick Gawley went 5-for-8, hit .625 and scored three runs for MWSU on the day

– Trevor Carroll had a strikeout with no hits or walks in 2 1/3 relieve innings against SAU

– OCU’s Zach Morrow finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored against the Griffons

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hits the diamond for only one game tomorrow in Grand Prairie at 7 p.m. against Lubbock Christian.

— MWSU Athletics —