ST. JOSEPH – Griffon baseball (14-12) fell to Pittsburg State (19-9) 4-2 in 11 innings at the Spring Sports Complex.

Missouri Western tied the game in the bottom of the third inning when Dusty Stroup singled up the middle to score Maurice Bruce. Two innings later, Will Jibas gave the Griffons a one run lead with a RBI single to centerfield that scored Brooks Day. MWSU top six hitters in the lineup each recorded a hit

PSU tied the game in the eighth inning with a double down the left field line. The Gorillas scored two runs in the 11th inning to secure the series sweep.

NOTABLES
– Will Jibas was 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI

– Dusty Stroup went 3-for-6 on the day and drove in a run

– Nate Hunter tossed 7 1/3 innings and allowed just two runs

– Kellan Richards threw three innings of relief work and gave up just one run with two strikeouts

– MWSU left 14 runners on base in the final game, PSU left eight runners stranded

– Missouri Western’s one through six batters each recorded a hit

– Pittsburg State pitchers combined to strike out 12 batters in the game

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts Missouri Southern for a three-game series in St. Joseph beginning on Thursday, March 29 at 5 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —