Missouri Western State University

• Location: St. Joseph, MO
• Nickname: Griffons
• Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1993-present; Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1990-1992; Central States Intercollegiate Conference
• Division: II
• Ballpark: Griffon Baseball Field

Missouri Western State College was a two-year college known as St. Joseph Junior College from 1915 to 1969. The school became a four-year college in 1969 and became a full member of the State of Missouri system in 1977, known as Missouri Western State College. On August 28, 2005, the name changed to "Missouri Western State University" due to a state law changing the institution's name.

People who went here

• Byron Browne, outfielder
• Jim Dapkus, college coach
• Grant Fink, minor league infielder
• Oliver Kadey, minor league coach
• Darren Munns, college coach
• Zack Pych, college coach
• Jim Wright, pitcher

Coaches

• Doug Minnis, 1970-1999
• Buzz Verduzco, 2000-2023
• Damian Stambersky, 2024-

Assistant Coaches

• Damian Stambersky, 2023

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1970	12-10
1971	33-8		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1972	30-17-1		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1973	28-16		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1974	37-21		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1975	31-25		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1976	26-26		NAIA District Tournaments
1977	35-32-1		NAIA District Tournaments
1978	29-18		NAIA District Tournaments
1979	30-29-1		NAIA District Tournaments
1980	27-24		NAIA District Tournaments
1981	25-27
1982	36-33		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1983	20-18-1		NAIA District Tournaments
1984	24-21		NAIA District Tournaments
1985	30-32		NAIA District Tournaments
1986	26-29
1987	18-30-1
1988	16-42
1989	19-30
1990	6-30	4-12
1991	22-20	7-7
1992	17-20	5-5
1993	16-12	10-8
1994	12-27	4-11
1995	18-22	9-9
1996	22-25	7-11
1997	18-20	8-11
1998	8-31	7-18
1999	12-30	4-14
2000	21-31	13-18
2001	22-24	12-18
2002	25-20	15-16
2003	29-22	16-14	MIAA
2004	33-18	17-14
2005	33-22	21-10	MIAA
2006	31-25	21-9	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2007	28-23	21-14
2008	25-24	22-14	MIAA
2009	34-22	22-16
2010	22-23	16-22
2011	26-25	24-19	MIAA
2012	34-17	26-12	MIAA
2013	40-12	28-5	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2014	32-20	24-14	MIAA
2015	29-21	22-14	MIAA
2016	38-20	26-13	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2017	32-22	25-11	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2018	29-24	20-16	MIAA
2019	21-24	17-16	MIAA
2020	8-15	3-3
2021	10-29	8-25
2022	13-32	9-24
2023	15-32	11-22
2024	20-27	10-23