EDMOND, Okla. – Griffon Baseball (3-5, 1-0) won its MIAA opener behind another dominant performance by a starting pitcher and some opportune offense.

Anthony Castaneda struck out 12 batters in seven innings as Missouri Western took game one of a three game “home” series with Fort Hays State (0-9, 0-1) in Edmond, Oklahoma.

NOTABLES

• Castaneda had his second outing of 12 or more Ks after tying the MWSU single-game high with 14 in his first start on Feb. 2
• The series was scheduled to be played at Missouri Western, but bad weather forced the move to the campus of Central Oklahoma
• Game one was delayed for two hours as Fort Hays State had some difficulty making it to Edmond
• Nine of the Griffons’ 10 hits came from the top four spots in the order, six from the top two
• Missouri Western hit four doubles in the game and stole four bases

LEADERS

• Castaneda moved to 2-0 on the season, allowing one earned run on three hits. He struck out 12 and walked two in seven innings
• Thomas Ruwe pitched the last two innings, giving up two hits and striking out two batters
• Conrad McMahon went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI
• Casey Danley was also 3-for-5 with a run scored
• Jordan Jackson drove in three in the first action of his career. Jackson came off the bench in the sixth and drove in two with a single through the left side. He had an RBI double in the eighth

UP NEXT

• The two teams finish the series on Monday with a doubleheader slated to begin at noon.

— MWSU Athletics —