Crowder Roughriders help lead Brewers to historic World Series title

The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, and two key members of their pitching staff have roots in Neosho.

Former Crowder College standouts Jacob Misiorowski and Aaron Ashby helped power Milwaukee's historic championship run.

Miz delivered two strong World Series starts, allowing just one earned run over 10⅔ innings against Tampa Bay.

He made history in Game 1, throwing the fastest recorded pitch in World Series history at 103.5 mph.

He also fired 40 pitches at 100 mph or faster, another World Series record, before earning the win.

He returned to the mound for Game 5 and held Tampa Bay scoreless through 5⅔ innings, allowing just two hits before leaving with an apparent leg cramp.

Ashby was nearly untouchable, delivering three scoreless World Series appearances against Tampa Bay.

He pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings in Milwaukee's 3-2 Game 1 victory before striking out three batters over another 1⅔ innings to earn the save in Game 2.

His most impressive performance came in Game 4, when he retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three over 2⅓ perfect innings.

That performance extended Ashby's postseason scoreless streak to 18 innings, breaking a major league record for a reliever in a single postseason previously held by Andrew Miller.

Both developed under longtime Crowder baseball coach Travis Lallemand.

Ashby pitched at Crowder in 2017 and 2018, recording 156 strikeouts during his final season before Milwaukee selected him in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft.

Misiorowski followed several years later, going 10-0 with a 2.72 ERA and 136 strikeouts in 2022 before the Brewers selected him in the second round.

Congrats to the former Roughriders!