With a 2-1 win on a walk-off single over Washburn on March 3, Head Coach Buzz Verduzco became Griffon bseball’s all-time wins leader. It was his 541st win at Missouri Western, moving him past the only other man to ever lead the program, Doug Minnis.
Head Coach Buzz Verduzco
Verduzco’s Griffons have seen just one sub-.500 season since 2001 and only three in his 19 years leading the program. Last season marked the program’s fourth trip to the NCAA Division II regional tournament and the second consecutive regional qualification. Verduzco was named MIAA Coach of the Year in 2013 after leading the program to its first MIAA regular season championship. Verduzco’s 541st win was the first in a three-game sweep of Washburn on the way to likely yet another successful season for his Griffons.