The Missouri Western baseball team continued its offensive dominace against the Pittsburg State Gorillas earning the four game series sweep. Western dominated all day closing out the suspended game with a 15-1 victory before winning 13-5 and 17-6 in eight innings in the final two games. Western earned its third four game MIAA series sweep of the season (Missouri Southern and Washburn) and first road MIAA sweep. Western improves to 27-11 overall and 20-8 in MIAA play.
Western had 71 hits with 37 being for extra bases. The Griffons also scored while scoring 57 runs in the series.
Suspended Game: MWSU 15, PSU 1
Western closed out the suspended game picking up five more runs earning the 14 run victory. Western pounded out 23 hits int he game with Michael Schulze going 4-for-5 with three runs scored.
Grant Fink had five RBI with two runs scored while Kyle Peterson, Fink, Spencer Shockley, Jimmy Smelcer and Shawn Egge all collecting three hits. Egge went 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored.
Nik Jurado improves to 6-0 on the season going five innings giving up just two hits with three srikeouts. Chris Allen pitched four innings giving up three hits and one earned run.
Game 1: MWSU 13, PSU 5
In game one of the doubleheader Western continued to hit the ball well getting 17 hits. Schulze, Fink and Egge each had three hits with Schulze scoring four runs and three RBI while Egge had three RBI and three runs scored.
Western had seven doubles in the game to go along with two triples and two home runs. Ethan Ward improved to 5-2 overall going seven innings with 10 hits and five earned runs. He also struckout six in the outing.
The Griffons scored runs in five of the seven inning which included four in the fourth and seventh innings.
Game 2: MWSU 17, PSU 6
The offensive dominance continued for Western in game four of the series getting 20 hits and 17 RBI. Schulze went 4-for-6 with two RBI and 2 runs scored while Shockley and Dotson both had three hits.
Western had six more doubles a triples and four home runs. Western scored runs in seven of the eight innings earning its 6th straight road victory.
Oliver Kadey improved to 2-1 on the season going six innings with two hits and four earned runs while striking out eight. Jake Jones went two innings with four hits while giving up two earned runs.
The Griffons return to action next weekend when they take on the Truman State Bulldogs in Kirksville, Mo. in a four game series. The two teams will open up the series on Friday, April 20 with a nine inning game. First pitch is set for 4:00 pm.
— MWSU Sports Information —