The Missouri Western baseball team hit 10 home runs in a doubleheader sweep over the Pittsburg State Gorillas on Saturday afternoon. The Griffons won both games 12-5 improving to 27-5 overall and 21-1 in MIAA action.
Game 1
MWSU 12, PSU 5
The Griffons got another solid pitching performance from Brandon Simmons as he remains undefeated on the season. He went five innings giving up eight hits and two earned runs while striking out two. His two strikeouts puts him in 5th on the all-time list for the Griffons with 204. He is 7-0 on the season.
The Griffons got on the board in the second inning getting four runs on six hits. Grant Fink led off the inning with a double and scored on a Jimmy Smelcer single to center field. Michael Schulze got the Griffons first homer of the day while Kyle Simpson got an RBI single.
Things continued to go well for the Griffons in the third when they got five more hits and six more runs. Fink hit his 12th homer of the season leading off the inning while Bubba Dotson hit his 9th homer and third grand slam of the season. Nate Ramler hit the final homer in the inning giving MWSU the 10-0 lead after three.
In the fourth Jake Schrader hit a homer and Schulze hit his second of the game and fifth of the season giving MWSU the 12-0 lead.
The Gorillas scored five late runs but it would be to little to late in game one.
The Griffons has 18 hits with Jimmy Smelcer getting three hits while seven other Griffons had two hits.
The Gorialls had 12 hits with five players getting two hits. Jake Stevenson got the loss going 2.2 innnings giving up 12 hits and 10 earned runs. He falls to 2-3 with the loss.
Game 2
MWSU 12, PSU 5
In game two the Griffon bats continued to stay red hot pounding out 14 more hits and four more home runs. The Griffons opened up the scoring in the first hitting three straight doubles and then Spencer Shockley connecting with his second homer of the season giving MWSU the 4-0 lead.
In the second inning Shawn Egge hit his third homer of the season and Dotson connected on his 10th homer giving MWSU a 7-0 lead after two.
The Gorillas battled back scoring the next three runs cutting MWSU’s lead to 7-3 after four. The game stayed that way until the 7th when the Griffons put two more on the board. Shockley got two more RBI with a two run double giving the Griffons the 9-3 lead.
In the eighth Nate Ramler hit another home run putting MWSU up 12-3. That would be all they would need in the victory.
The Griffons were led by Dotson and Shockley as they both had three hits. Dotson scored four runs and had two RBI while Schockley had four RBI. Banks Born go the win going four innings giving up five hits and two earned runs. He improves to 4-0 with the victory.
Pittsburg State had 13 hits with Austin Lastimado getting three. They fall to 18-13 overall and 15-12 in MIAA play.
The two teams play the final game of the series on Sunday, April 7. Game time is set for 1:00 pm.
— MWSU Sports Information —