ST. JOSEPH – The conditions were right for a wild one and Griffon Baseball (19-19, 16-13) got one, but came out on the wrong end in a 16-5 loss to Southwest Baptist (17-27, 9-20) on Saturday.

With winds blowing close to 30 miles per hour out to left field, the teams combined for 25 hits, including 13 extra base hits. SBU hit five home runs and four doubles. The Griffons had four doubles and one home run, but it was 14 walks issued by MWSU pitchers that really hurt the Griffons’ chances.

NOTABLES

• The Griffons took a 2-0 lead in the first on a leadoff home run by Casey Danley and an RBI-single by Brooks Day
• The lead was short-lived as SBU scored eight in the top of the second on nine hits
• MWSU cut the SBU lead in half with a bases loaded walk and an RBI-ground out by Conrad McMahon, but the Bearcats kept their feet on the pedal, scoring two more in the third and three in both the eighth and ninth innings
• The 16 runs scored by SBU were the most allowed by Missouri Western this season
• Jacob Purl allowed just one hit and struck out eight through five innings of relief work, but tied an MWSU single game record with eight walks
• Danley had two hits and drove in three with a home run and a double
• Wyatt Meyer was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, doubling twice
• Dusty Stroup went 2-for-4 with a double

UP NEXT
The rubber match between the two teams is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday.

— MWSU Athletics —