Coach Verduzco Reaches 500; Baseball Earns Third Regional Appearance

In his 17^th season leading Griffon baseball, Coach Buzz Verduzco reached his 500^th win on May 14 at the MIAA Tournament. The Griffon defeated Emporia State, 6-5 to earn the longtime coach his milestone. The next day, the team earned a spot in the MIAA Tournament Championship game, falling to University of Central Missouri.

With the program’s second most wins ever, 38, the Griffons earned their third ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Central Regional. The team was knocked out of the regional by top seeded St. Cloud State University, but broke a number of offensive records along the way.

Eleven Griffons were also named All-MIAA with four adding NCAA Division All-Region honors. David Glaude was named first-team All-MIAA, first-team All-Region, and second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers. He was twice named MIAA Hitter of the Week. Landon Mason was named first-team All-MIAA and second-team All-Region.