Joplin, Mo. - The Missouri Southern baseball team hosted the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions in a conference matchup. Southern found their rhythm right from the first inning and continued to add to their lead. Arkansas-Fort Smith managed a late run, but Southern held on for a seventh inning run-rule victory, 15-5.
Missouri Southern (15-8, 8-5 MIAA) | Arkansas-Fort Smith (7-15, 2-10 MIAA)
Southern opened the game with a strong first inning, scoring three runs.
Drew Townsend scored the initial run on a single up the middle by
Jacob Filip, followed by a two-run homer to left field by
Nate Mieszkowski, putting the score to 3-0.
The momentum carried into the second inning as Drew Townsend singled and moved to second on a wild pitch, setting up Ethan Clark and Brayden Luikart to add to the score. Luikart drove in Townsend, and Southern took advantage of a hit by pitch and a single from Treghan Parker, bringing in four more runs to push their lead to 7-0.
In the fourth inning, Southern added three more runs, with Blake Jones hitting a crucial triple to left center, driving in two runs, and then scored on a single by Jake Leeker to put the score at 10-1.
Despite a four-run rally by Arkansas-Fort Smith in the sixth inning, Southern responded in the seventh with an RBI single by Cy Darnell, securing a 15-5 victory.
Nate Mieszkowski had four RBIs and a home run, and Blake Jones collected three hits, including a double and a triple, with four RBIs.Treghan Parker recorded three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs. Drew Townsend and Jacob Filip both stood out with three runs each. The Lions tallied 17 hits.
On the mound, Keaton Anderson pitched 5.0 innings, striking out two batters. Kyle Kaempf faced six batters in 0.1 innings. Walker Sweet delivered a scoreless inning, striking out two of the three batters he faced while not allowing any hits or walks. Kaylor Darnell provided 0.2 innings of relief, striking out one, hitting one batter, and not allowing a hit or earned run.
Stats Tracker
- Hits: Treghan Parker (3), Blake Jones (3), Drew Townsend (2), Nate Mieszkowski (2), Jake Leeker (2), Ethan Clark (2), Brayden Luikart (1), Jacob Filip (1)
- RBIs: Nate Mieszkowski (4), Blake Jones (4), Treghan Parker (3), Brayden Luikart (1), Jacob Filip (1), Jake Leeker (1)
- 2B: Treghan Parker (1), Blake Jones (1), Jake Leeker (1)
- 3B: Blake Jones (1)
- HR: Nate Mieszkowski (1)SF: Nate Mieszkowski (1)
- SB: Drew Townsend (2), Treghan Parker (1)
- CS: Ethan Clark (1)
- HBP: Drew Townsend (1), Jacob Filip (1), Nate Mieszkowski (1), Jake Leeker (1)
- Pitching:
- Keaton Anderson (W, 1-2): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
- Kyle Kaempf: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO
- Walker Sweet: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
- Kaylor Darnell: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Up Next:
The Lions will be back in action on Tuesday, March 18, when they travel to take on the Newman University Jets. First pitch is set for 3:00 pm at the McCarthy Field.
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