The Missouri Western baseball team saw their story book season come to an end against No. 1 seed Minnesota State in ten innings by a score of 4-1. The Griffons end their season with a 40-12 overall record. The 40 victories broke the old record of 37 which was set in 1974. Western played extreamly [...]
Missouri Western men’s basketball coach Brett Weiberg announced the signing of three student-athletes that will join the program for the 2013-14 season and are part of his initial signing class at MWSU. The class includes freshman point guard Wesley Mitter, junior combo guard Cortrez Colbert and junior shooting guard Dareon Jones. WESLEY MITTER – 5-11, [...]
The long ball hurt the Missouri Western baseball team in the opening round of the NCAA Central Regional falling 6-1 against the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. The Griffons gave up three home runs and stranded eight runners in the loss. The Griffons are 40-11 on the season and will play the winner of the Minnesota State [...]
Four Missouri Western baseball players earned First Team Daktronics NCAA Division II Baseball All-Central Region and Michael Schulze was named the region Player of the Year. Bubba Dotson, Grant Fink and Brandon Simmons were the also named to the first team. Michael Schulze, the MIAA Player of the Year, is second among all Division II [...]
Missouri Western junior shortstop Michael Schulze has been announced as a semifinalist for the inaugural Josh Willingham Award presented by College Baseball Lineup and D2BaseballNews.com. Schulze the MIAA Player of the Year leads the Griffons in hitting and is secone in the nation with a .456 average. He has set single season records for runs [...]
The Southeastern Conference announced matchups for the inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge on Tuesday and Head Coach Frank Haith’s Tigers will host West Virginia at Mizzou Arena on Dec. 5. The inaugural Big 12/SEC Challenge (the event title will rotate to SEC/Big 12 Challenge in 2014) is a combination of existing games already scheduled along with [...]
Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas. The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. The ceremony ended the frenzied pursuit of the Huntington Prep star, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season. Rather than turn [...]
Grant Fink added another recognition to his ever-growing repertoire on Wednesday as the first team All-MIAA selection was among 40 players named as a semifinalist for the 2013 Tino Martinez Award. The award is presented to the most outstanding player in DII college baseball. The annual honor is named after the former University of Tampa [...]
Missouri Western senior outfielder Maegan Roemmich earned her second All-Region team by being selected to the Daktronics All-Central Region First Team. Last week she was named to the NFCA All-Central Region Second Team and was a First Team All-MIAA performer this past season. Junior pitcher Jackie Bishop was selected to the second team after being [...]
For just the second time in school history the Missouri Western baseball team has earned an NCAA Division II Playoff Apperance. The Griffons will be the #4 seed and will play the #3 seed Southern Arkansas Muleriders in Mankato, Minn. There are 48 teams in the NCAA National Tournament with 20 atomatic bids and 28 [...]