TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Griffon baseball (18-14) beat Northeastern State (17-15) 5-3 in the first game of a three-game series Saturday.

Casey Danley put Missouri Western on the board in the third inning with a two run home run to left center. An inning later, MWSU added three insurance runs. Michael Miller doubled to right center to score Nolan Meyer and Levi Schreiner. The next at-bat, Maurice Bruce singled to drive in Miller to extend the lead to 5-0.

After NSU cut the lead to 5-3 in the fifth inning, Jacob Miller retired the next five batters he faced. Preston Bailey was credited with his third save of the season after he held the Riverhawks hitless in the final 2 1/3 innings.

NOTABLES

• Miller tossed 6 2/3 innings and struck out four batters to earn his fifth win of the season
• Michael Miller was 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored
• Casey Danley went 2-for-4 on the day with two RBIs, a run scored and hit his fourth home run of the season
• Maurice Bruce recorded an RBI and was 2-for-4 at the plate
• Northeastern State stranded 10 runners on base as Missouri Western only left four runners on base

UP NEXT
Missouri Western and Northeastern State play game two of the series Sunday in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —