Missouri Western baseball takes two from Northeastern State Thursday

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Griffon Baseball swept a doubleheader at Northeastern State (2-18, 1-7), Thursday, to move to 9-6 overall and 7-1 in the MIAA.

The Griffons held off a late rally in game one and outdueled the RiverHawks in a game two pitching battle. The games count as road contests since they were played at Northeastern State, but because the games were originally scheduled to be at Missouri Western, the Griffons played as the home team in both games and will in the series finale on Friday.

GAME 1
Missouri Western 10, Northeastern State 8

MWSU led 10-4 heading to the ninth, but Northeastern State got a sacrifice fly and a two-out three-run home run to pull within two
Levi Abrahamson came in and got the final out to save the victory
Jacob Purl didn’t allow a hit until the RiverHawks hit two, two-out home runs in the fifth
Purl struck out nine and held NSU to three hits through five innings to get the win and move to 2-0 on the season
Kellan Richards struck out seven of the first 10 batters he faced, but gave up all four runs in the ninth, none of them earned
Purl and Richards combined to break an MWSU single-game record, striking out eight batters looking
Conrad McMahon led off the game with a solo home run down the left field line. McMahon went 3-for-3 in the game with four runs scored, an RBI and walked once
Jordan Jackson hit a two-run home run in the first and finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs
Nolan Monthei was 3-for-4 in the game
Dusty Stroup drove in two and was 2-for-5

GAME 2
Missouri Western 3, Northeastern State 1

McMahon stayed hot and drove in the game-winning run in the seventh, a double down the right field line that scored Monthei who had struck out, but reached on a passed ball
That double in the seventh was one of five for the Griffons in the game, including two by Stroup
After allowing three hits and a run in the first, reigning MIAA and NCBWA Central Region Pitcher of the Year Anthony Castaneda held Northeastern State to just two hits over the next six innings
Castaneda moved to 4-0 on the year with seven strikeouts and just the one run allowed over seven innings
McMahon’s double ended the day for NSU starter Jonathan Smithey who struck out 10 and gave up one earned run, two total, through 6 1/3
Casey Danley went 2-for-3 with a run scored
McMahon was 2-for-4 in game two with an RBI
Stroup went 2-for-4 with a run scored

UP NEXT

Missouri Western goes for the series sweep on Friday at 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —