Missouri Western baseball completes 4-game sweep of Northeastern State

Missouri Western baseball picked up the series sweep against Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at the Spring Sports Complex.

The Griffons picked up two wins on Friday against the RiverHawks and continued their winning ways, taking a 6-5 victory in Game One and winning Game Two 6-2. The RiverHawks are 2-6, 0-4 in the MIAA and Missouri Western sits at 6-3 overall with a 4-0 conference record.

Game 1: Missouri Western 6, Northeastern State 5, 11 Innings

In the first game, Missouri Western fell behind 2-0 after two innings. Mason Queen pitched well in the first seven innings, but after the Griffons tied the game at two in the bottom of the fourth, the RiverHawks took a 3-2 lead after RiverHawks second baseman Braden Brown stole home. Missouri Western came back, however.

Behind one run, the Griffons found enough hits to come back in the game to tie it a three and send it to extra innings. Again, the RiverHawks had a chance to win with a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth.

But Missouri Western matched two runs in the bottom of the inning to send it to the 10th.

Will Carter, who finished the game 3-for-5 with two RBI, belted a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning for the walk off. The homer gave the Griffons a 6-5 victory before game two.

Game 2: Missouri Western 6, Northeastern State 2

The Griffons jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and led the rest of the way to close out the series sweep.

Trevor LaHonta went 2-for-3 and David Chew went 2-for-3 to pace the Griffons. Dylan Roades picked up the win pitching five innings and didn’t give up a run.

After taking the 3-run lead, the Griffons added two runs in the bottom of the fifth before both teams swapped scores in the sixth. Northeastern State added a run in the top of the seventh inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Griffons won 6-2.

The Griffons return to action next weekend in a four-game series against Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo.

Carter finished the day with four hits on eight at bats. He also added three RBI with the home run.

— MWSU Sports Information —