Griffons let another 9th inning lead slip away at Northeastern State

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Griffon baseball (18-16) fell to Northeastern State (19-15) 9-8 in the final game of a three-game series. NSU scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the win.

After NSU scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, Missouri Western answered with four runs in the sixth inning. A dropped fly ball scored both Dusty Stroup and Brooks Day. Later in the inning, back-to-back hit batters loaded the bases for a two-run pinch hit single by Ryan Fisher. Fisher’s two RBI’s cut the Riverhawk lead to 6-5.

MWSU tied the game in seventh inning when an NSU error scored Brooks Day. Nolan Meyer gave the Griffons the lead with a sac fly to centerfield that scored Dusty Stroup in the next at-bat. A solo home run in the top of the ninth extended the lead, 8-6, before the Northeastern State comeback.

NOTABLES

The two teams combined for 17 runs on 23 hits, six errors and used 10 pitchers in the game
MWSU’s two through six batters combined for seven runs on seven hits and three RBIs
Dusty Stroup went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI
Levi Schreiner’s home run was his first of the season

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Missouri Western hosts rival Northwest Missouri on Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —