EMPORIA, Kan. – The Missouri Western baseball team lost its third straight game Wednesday as they fell at #17 Emporia State 7-3. The Griffons lost two of three game in the series as they are now 15-16 this season and 12-9 in the MIAA.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western struck early as Levi Schreiner scored on a Jeremy Alvarado single in the second inning

– With the bases loaded in the fifth inning, MWSU was able to score Logan Marston on Andrew Curry’s fielder’s choice

– A two-out RBI single from Nick Gawley during the next at-bat allowed MWSU to cut the lead to one run but they could not get any closer

– Emporia added three insurance runs in the sixth inning to extend its lead

– Both teams had 10 hits on the night but the Griffons would strand eight runners on base while the Hornets left six on base

TOP PERFORMERS
– Jeremy Alvarado went 3-for-4 with an RBI on the evening

– Donald Wanner threw two hitless and scoreless innings of relief work with four strikeouts

-Dusty Stroup finished 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored for MWSU

UP NEXT
Missouri Western takes on Central Oklahoma, Friday April 7 at 6 p.m. from the Spring Sports Complex. It is the first game in a seven game homestand for the Griffons.

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ST. JOSEPH – Mother Nature has given the Missouri Western softball team a break from what was supposed to be 10-straight road games.

Two postponed MIAA doubleheaders have been re-scheduled for next week and a road, non-conference doubleheader has been canceled.

Missouri Western will now host Northwest Missouri State April 11 at 4 p.m. and Central Missouri April 12 at 4 p.m. The Northwest Missouri State doubleheader has twice been re-scheduled and will replace a canceled non-conference doubleheader between the two teams in Maryville on April 11. The games against Central Missouri were re-scheduled from March 31.

NEW DATES & TIMES
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Northwest Missouri State at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Central Missouri at 4 p.m.
Non-Conference doubleheader at Northwest Missouri State, April 11, canceled

It gives the Griffons a pair of home series in between four road doubleheaders that begin this weekend with trips to Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State. Weather has created imbalance in the MIAA standings with MWSU playing a league-low eight conference games so far this season. Two MIAA members have already played 16 conference games.

The schedule changes will also mean Missouri Western has to play 14 games over a 10-day period. MWSU will play doubleheaders at Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State this weekend; at home versus Northwest Missouri and Central Missouri next week then on the road again at Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney next weekend before a make-up doubleheader with Lincoln at home on April 17.

It also sets up a busy schedule at the Spring Sports Complex. Griffon Baseball hosts Central Oklahoma April 7-10 then Northwest Missouri on April 11, and Fort Hays State April 13-15.
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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark – Missouri Western freshman golfer Patrick McCarthy shot a two-under-par 214 to tie for first place but fell in a one-hole playoff for the individual championship at the Southern Bancorp Invitational. It’s McCarthy’s best finish and lowest three round score as a Griffon as MWSU finished fourth as a team with an 897.

Kevin Kim finished with an eight-over-par 224 and finished in 15th. Jakob Majeske shot a 231 to finish just outside the top 25. Lucas Horseman carded a 234 and Cole Roberts ended with a 236 for MWSU.

Henderson State claimed the team title with a score 883 as HSU’s Drew Greenwood won individual honors by defeating McCarthy in the playoff. Missouri Western travels to Hays, Kansas on April 17 for the Tiger Classic.

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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Missouri Western men’s golf team is tied for third with a 598 after two rounds at the Southern Bancorp Invitational. Patrick McCarthy currently leads the field, by four strokes, with a three-under-par 141.

Kevin Kim is in eighth place after he shot a three-over-par 147 in the two rounds. Jakob Majeske and Cole Roberts finished in the top 25 with a total of 155. Lucas Horseman rounded out the scoring for MWSU with a 161.

Henderson State leads the team standings with a 590. Third round of the invitational is Tuesday.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western and Emporia State baseball teams have moved there midweek series finale to Wednesday due to inclement weather. Game location will remain at Emporia, Kansas with first pitch set for 5:00 p.m. The game was originally schedule for Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

Last time the two plays played at Emporia on March 21, MWSU beat the eighth ranked Hornets 4-1. This is the second game of the three game series that has been adjusted due to rain fall and the forecast of rain.

Missouri Western opens up a seven game homestand on Friday, April 7 at 6 p.m. as it starts a weekend set with Central Oklahoma.

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western baseball team lost at Lindenwood Sunday 6-5 as they lost two of the three games in the series over the weekend.

The Griffons fall to 15-15 and 12-8 in the MIAA. Lindenwood is now 18-14 and 11-9 in league play.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western took an early one run lead on Ryan Smith’s single to left field that scored Bailey Zimmer

– After adding a run in the fourth inning, MWSU added three more runs on five hits in the fifth inning to take a 5-0 advantage

– Lindenwood added runs in the fifth and sixth innings to cut the lead down to three before scoring three runs in seventh inning to tie the game

– The Lions would get a leadoff double to start the eighth inning and scored the go ahead run on the next play

TOP PERFORMERS
– Levi Schreiner was 2-for-3 at the plate as he drove in two runs and drew a walk

– Andrew Curry went 3-for-4 and scored a run on the day

– Dustin Agnew pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits

– Lindenwood’s Connor Law threw two shutout and hitless innings of relief work

UP NEXT
Missouri Western finishes its midweek series at Emporia State on Tuesday, April 4 at 5 p.m.

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A one-out double in the bottom of the ninth ended Griffon Baseball’s chances of taking a 2-0 lead in a series at Lindenwood (17-14, 10-9) Saturday night.

Missouri Western (15-14, 12-7) led 2-0 after three innings, but gave up three unanswered runs Saturday in St. Charles to lose 3-2.

NOTABLES
– Richard Peoples got the leadoff hitter out in the ninth and was replaced by Kellan Richards after giving up a single to the next batter. Richards surrendered the walk-off double to the first batter he faced.

– For the eighth-straight game, Peoples went seven innings or more, pitching 8 1/3, allowing 10 hits and three runs

– Missouri Western had six hits in the game and left seven runners on base

– David Glaude hit two doubles in the game to move three away from Spencer Shockley’s career record of 48

– Nick Gawley stole his 23rd base of the season and needs seven more to tie Troy Landi’s MWSU single season record

TOP PERFORMERS
– Glaude had his second straight three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs

– Dusty Stroup, Andrew Curry and Logan Marston had the other Griffon hits, one apice

UP NEXT
The two teams will play a rubber match for the series Sunday at noon in St. Charles.
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ST. JOSEPH – It was a day for pitchers at the Griffon Softball Field.

Missouri Western (26-8, 6-2) took one game and Southwest Baptist (24-10, 8-3) got another of a softball doubleheader that saw just 15 combined hits between the two teams.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western had five hits in the doubleheader, just two in its 1-0 win in game two

– The Griffons have combined for just three hits and two runs in their last two wins

– Griffon pitchers limited Southwest Baptist to 10 hits on the day

– Rebekah Mueller broke an MWSU career record when she threw out the 32nd base stealer of her career in game one

– Kenzie Hilzer pitched her second straight shutout in game two

TOP PERFORMERS
– Hilzer’s (12-3) shutout in game two was the second of the season for the freshman and her 11th complete game of the season. She allowed four hits and walked one batter without a strikeout in the victory.

– Sydney Washington went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in both Griffon runs. Washington also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch

– Shelbie Atwell was 2-for-6 at the plate with a run scored

– Barbara Billingsley allowed six SBU hits and just two runs with four strikeouts and three walks in a game one loss

UP NEXT
The schedule has changed, but the importance has not as Northwest Missouri (17-11, 8-2) will visit St. Joseph on Tuesday as the first place team in the MIAA. Northwest swept Central Missouri on Saturday in Maryville to set up a showdown for first at the Spring Sports Complex next week.

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western baseball team won the first game of their series at Lindenwood Friday, 6-2. David Glaude continues to add to the record books as he blasted his 25th career home run, which broke Missouri Western’s 34-year-old record, with a ninth inning shot.

NOTABLES
– MWSU carried a 4-0 lead into the seventh inning behind a second inning home run and fourth inning sac fly from Jeremy Alvarado

– Lindenwood made things interesting, late, by cutting the lead down to two with a run in the seventh and eighth inning

– Glaude’s ninth inning shot allowed the Griffons to answer back and provided a four run cushion

– For the 13th time this season, Missouri Western outhit the opponent in a win

– MWSU pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts, tying the second highest total this season

TOP PERFORMERS
– David Glaude was 3-for-5 at the plate as he scored three runs and drove in two runs

– Nate Hunter allowed one run on only five hits and struck out his season-best five batters in 6 2/3 innings of work

– Alvarado was 1-for-2 on the evening with two RBIs and a scored a run

– Ryan Fisher went 3-for-5 at the plate

UP NEXT
Missouri Western plays game two of the series with Lindenwood at 6 p.m. in St. Charles, Missouri.

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