St. Joseph, Mo. - The Missouri Southern baseball team hit the road for a conference showdown against the Missouri Western State University. The Lions took control early, capitalizing on a sacrifice. The Griffons briefly took the lead, but Southern responded and held Missouri Western scoreless for the remainder of the game, securing a 12-4 victory.
Missouri Southern (19-14, 12-11 MIAA) | Missouri Western (8-21, 6-13 MIAA)
Southern began the game with a run as
Drew Townsend scored on a sacrifice fly by
Jacob Filip, taking an early 1-0 lead.
In the third inning, the Lions capitalized on walks and a hit-by-pitch to score two more runs.
Chayton Beck crossed the plate on a bases-loaded walk to
Nate Mieszkowski, and
Drew Townsend scored on a hit-by-pitch to
Blake Jones, extending their lead to 3-0.
The Griffons responded in the fourth inning, scoring four runs and allowing them to take a 4-3 lead briefly.
Southern regained control in the sixth with a six-run inning.
Brayden Luikart and
Ethan Clark scored on
Nate Mieszkowski's single, followed by
Jacob Filip crossing the plate on a wild pitch.
Jake Leeker added an RBI single,
Blake Jones scored on another wild pitch, and
Cy Darnell capped the inning with an RBI double to take a 9–4.
In the ninth inning, the Lions secured their win by adding three more runs.
Treghan Parker drove in two runs with a single, and
Chayton Beck added another RBI single, finalizing the score at 12-4.
Chayton Beck excelled at the plate with three hits, including a double, and drove in one run.
Jacob Filip contributed with two runs, two hits, and one RBI, while
Cy Darnell finished with two hits, one RBI, and one double. The Lions totaled 13 hits in the game.
Cole Gayman pitched 5.0 innings, striking out three while facing 25 batters.
Kyle Moore followed with 3.0 innings of relief, recording one strikeout over 12 batters faced.
Alex Baker closed the game with a scoreless inning, striking out one while facing four batters.
Stats Tracker
- Hits: Chayton Beck (3), Jacob Filip (2), Cy Darnell (2), Nate Mieszkowski (1), Blake Jones (1), Jake Leeker (1), Treghan Parker (1), Ethan Clark (1), Brayden Luikart (1)
- RBI: Nate Mieszkowski (3), Treghan Parker (2), Jacob Filip (1), Blake Jones (1), Jake Leeker (1), Cy Darnell (1), Chayton Beck (1)
- 2B: Cy Darnell (1), Chayton Beck (1)
- SF: Jacob Filip (1)
- SH: Ethan Clark (1)
- SB: Treghan Parker (1)
- HBP: Blake Jones (2), Brayden Luikart (1), Ethan Clark (1), Jacob Filip (1), Chayton Beck (1)
- Pitching:
- Cole Gayman (W, 3–3): 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 3 SO
- Kyle Moore: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 SO
- Alex Baker: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Up Next:
The Lions will be on the road on Sunday, April 6, when they take on the Missouri Western State University Griffons in game two. First pitch is set for 2:00 PM at Griffon Baseball Field.
The Missouri Southern baseball season is presented by Arvest Bank, a proud supporter of Lion Athletics.
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