BOLIVAR, Mo. – There was no comeback needed for the Missouri Western baseball team on Sunday as they stretched their win streak to eight with a second consecutive MIAA sweep.

Missouri Western (13-9, 6-3) took a 4-0 lead after the fourth and never looked back in a 6-1 win at Southwest Baptist (8-16, 2-10).

Six Griffon pitchers combined to hold Southwest Baptist to one unearned run on six hits. They struck out five and walked three. Preston Bailey (1-1) picked up the win in relief and Kellan Richards earned his second-straight save, pitching two innings of two-hit baseball.

NOTABLES
– Dusty Stroup went 3-for-5 on the day with two runs scored and a double

– Maurice Bruce went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored

– Casey Danley was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored

– Will Jibas drove in two and walked three times

– Bruce went 9-for-14 (.643) in the series with seven runs scored and six RBIs

– Danley hit .467 in the series with four RBIs

– Brooks Day hit .400 in the series and walked five times

– Jibas walked six times in the series

– Richards appeared in all three games of the series, giving up two hits and no runs in 3 1/3 innings

UP NEXT
Missouri Western returns home for its next four games, beginning with a mid-week game against Emporia State on Tuesday.

— MWSU Athletics —