SEARCY, Ark. – The Missouri Western baseball team dropped the final game of their three-games series against Harding, losing 2-1 on a walk-off home run.

The Bison’s Alan Copeland made his only hit count on the day as he hit a walk-off two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel his team to victory.

The Griffons strong point was their pitching to limit the Bison to just eight hits. Banks Born pitched five strong innings and only allowed four hits.

Both teams offensively were kept silent until late in the game when Missouri Western scored the first run of the game.

In the top of the eighth inning, Ryan Degner led off the Griffons with a single to right center and Orencio Fisher reached on a fielder’s choice. David Glaude eventually loaded the bases after being hit by a pitch. The Griffon’s Mitch Thorman batted in the first run of the game on a fielder’s choice, allowing Degner to score from third.

The Griffons fall to 3-4 overall this season and will be back in action against MIAA foe #6 Emporia State on Friday, February 20.

— MWSU Sports Information —