Joplin, Mo. The Missouri Southern baseball team hosts Pittsburg State University Gorillas in a conference matchup. Both teams battled early, with the Lions evening the score in the third inning. The Gorillas reclaimed the lead in the fifth, but Southern found their rhythm in the bottom of the ninth, erupting for five runs and sealing the 12-9 win on a Treghan Parker walk-off homer.
 
Missouri Southern (23-21, 15-15 MIAA) | Pittsburg State (33-9, 21-9 MIAA)
The Gorillas opened the scoring in the second inning with a 1-0 lead.
 
In the third inning, Pittsburg State added two runs, 3-0. Southern responded as Brayden Luikart hit a two-run homer to center field, driving in Chayton Beck, who had previously doubled. Jacob Filip followed with a solo homer to left, pushing the Lions ahead 3-1.
 
The Gorillas added five runs in the sixth inning to lead 8-3.  The Lions answered at the bottom of the inning with Ethan Clark's two-run homer, closing the score to 8-5.
 
In the eighth inning, Southern offense continued to fight back. Nate Mieszkowski doubled, setting up a sacrifice fly by Treghan Parker and an RBI single by Jake Leeker, bringing the Lions within one run, trailing 9-7.
 
Pittsburg State plated one run in the ninth inning, 9-5. The Lions found their spark as Chayton Beck led off with a single, followed by another base hit from Drew Townsend. Both came around to score on an RBI single by Ethan Clark, tying the game at 9-9. Later, Treghan Parker delivered the decisive blow, launching a three-run homer over the right-field fence to lock in the 12-9 victory.
 
Treghan Parker added two hits and a home run, driving in four runs. Ethan Clark contributed with three hits, four RBIs, and a home run. Brayden Luikart hit one home run and drove in two RBIs. The Lions tallied 15 hits.
 
Laif Hultine pitched 2.0 innings, with a strikeout, over eight batters. Caden Carter also pitched 2.0 innings, recording one strikeout. Michael Moore delivered a clean 1.0 inning of relief, facing three batters and retiring them all via flyouts. Keaton Anderson pitched 0.1 innings, and Walker Sweet added 0.2 innings.  Alex Baker combined for 1.0 innings and faced three batters. Kyle Moore closed the game over 2.0 innings with a strikeout.
 
Stats Tracker

• Hits: Nate Mieszkowski (3), Ethan Clark (3), Jacob Filip (2), Treghan Parker (2), Chayton Beck (2), Drew Townsend (1), Brayden Luikart (1), Jake Leeker (1)
• RBI: Treghan Parker (4), Ethan Clark (4), Brayden Luikart (2), Jacob Filip (1), Jake Leeker (1)
• 2B: Nate Mieszkowski (1), Chayton Beck (1)
• HR: Brayden Luikart (1), Jacob Filip (1), Ethan Clark (1), Treghan Parker (1)
• SF: Treghan Parker (1)
• SB: Nate Mieszkowski (1)
• Pitching:
  • Laif Hultine: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
  • Caden Carter: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
  • Michael Moore: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB,
  • Keaton Anderson: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 BB,
  • Walker Sweet: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB,
  • Alex Baker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB,
  • Kyle Moore (W, 4-2): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO 

Up Next:
The Lions will be back in action on Friday, April 25, when they host the Rogers State University Hillcats at the annual game held at Joe Becker Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:00 PM.
 
The Missouri Southern baseball season is presented by Arvest Bank, a proud supporter of Lion Athletics.
   
  Read Full Article