The Missouri Western baseball team completed the four game sweep over the 11th ranked Missouri Southern Lions taking game four by a score of 5-2. Western used a four run seventh inning improving its record to 12-6 overall and 5-3 in MIAA play. The Griffons have won seven games in a row and are 10-1 at home.

Western smacked 10 hits which included Spencer Shockley going a perfect 4-for-4. He scored the games first run in the bottom of the fourth inning after he singled and Bubba Dotson tripled him in giving Western the 1-0 lead after four.

In the fifth the Lions used two hits and a throwing error by Griffon releif pitcher Matt Bergin claiming a 2-1 lead after five and a half.

In the bottom of the seventh the Griffons got its bats going smaking four hits which included back-to-back doubles by Micheal Schulze and David Chew which plated three of the Griffons four runs. The Griffons fourth run came off Shockley’s fourth hit which plated Chew.

The rest of the game belonged to Bergin as he shut down the Lions earning his first victory of the season. He pitched five innings in releif improving to 1-3. He gave up three hits while striking out one and walking just two. Chris Allen had a good start for Western going four innings giving up three hits and striking out two.

Schulze finished the day going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for Western.

The Lions fall to 15-5 overall and 8-4 in MIAA play. Ethan Stenger went 6.1 innings giving up seven hits and two earned runs. Bo Bergen falls to 1-1 giving up two earned runs, two hits and three walks. Southern had six hits with Thomas Wilson going 2-for-4.

The Griffons return to action on Friday, March 23 when they open up a four game series with the Lincoln Blue Tigers in St. Joseph, Mo. The game will be a single nine inning contest starting at 4:00 pm at the MWSU Baseball Field.

— MWSU Sports Information —