EMPORIA, Kan. – Griffon baseball (17-14) had its three-game winning streak snapped by Emporia State (18-13) with an 11-10 loss at the Trussler Sports Complex.

The Hornets hit hard early with 11 runs in the first three innings. Missouri Western’s Preston Bailey came in with one out in the third inning and cooled the ESU bats by retiring 11 straight batters. Bailey and Kellan Richards held ESU scoreless for the final 5 2/3 innings.

As the pitching quieted Emporia State, the offense answered back to chip away at the lead. A 2-run single by Brooks Day started a three-run fifth inning and allowed the Griffons to cut the deficit to 11-8. Home runs by Fahd Shakeel in the sixth and Casey Danley in the ninth had Missouri Western on the doorstep of a comeback before the Hornets escaped the threat.

NOTABLES

• Five different Griffons hit home runs in the game
• Brooks Day was 2-for-5 at the plate with three RBIs
• Nick Schranck drove in three runs and scored one run
• Fahd Shakeel went 2-for-4 on the day with two runs scored and an RBI
• Preston Bailey tossed 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and gave up one hit

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Tahlequah, Oklahoma for a three-game series with Northeastern State. Game one of the series begins Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —