Missouri Western baseball falls to No. 13 Southern Arkansas 11-9

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – For the third time in this young season, the Missouri Western baseball team (2-5) lost a game it led in the seventh inning or later. No. 13 Southern Arkansas (4-3) scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh, Sunday, to defeat Missouri Western 11-9 in the Henderson State Invitational.

NOTABLES

The offensive momentum from an 11-1 win on Saturday continued into the early portion of Sunday’s game with MWSU scoring five runs in the top of the first on Southern Arkansas
MWSU’s first three batters of the game all singled, including a two-RBI single from Casey Danley
With two out in the first, Andrew Curry drove in one with a triple
Brooks Day followed Curry’s at bat with a two-run homer, his first of the season
Southern Arkansas took a 6-5 led with a three-run fourth inning
MWSU answered with two runs in the fifth
The Griffons scored another in the sixth and one more in the seventh to take a 9-7 lead
With two on and two out in the bottom of the seventh, SAU got the rally going with a two-RBI triple and ended it with a two-RBI single
After Sunday, 51 percent of Griffon opponents’ runs (26) crossed the plate in the seventh inning or later
Offensively, Missouri Western has scored eight of its 43 runs (19%) over the final three innings
Griffon pitchers struck out 10 batters Sunday and lead the MIAA with 12 more Ks than any other team
As a staff, the Griffons are averaging 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings

STATS & LEADERS

Curry led the team with three hits, going 3-for-4 with a walk. He scored three runs and drove in one
Danley went 2-for-5 with two RBIs
Conrad McMahon went 2-for-4 with two runs scored
Jacob Purl struck out seven over the first four innings, but gave up six earned runs on five hits
Kellan Richards (0-2) took the loss, facing two batters in the seventh and allowing two earned runs on one hit and one walk

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State is scheduled to come to St. Joseph for a four-game series, Feb. 15-17
The Huskies are 3-0 and picked up wins over No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville and No. 20 Central Missouri last weekend

— MWSU Athletics —