Tahlequah, Okla. – The Missouri Southern baseball team faced the Northeastern State RiverHawks in a conference matchup. Both teams battled, but the RiverHawks struck first and held the lead to secure the victory.
Missouri Southern (26-23, 18-17 MIAA) | Northeastern State (15-34, 12-23 MIAA)
The score would be deadlocked until the bottom of the fifth inning, when Northeastern State plated two runs, 2-0.
The RiverHawks added two runs and would take a 4-0 win.
Drew Townsend contributed with a hit and a double. Brayden Luikart walked, and the pitch hit Jacob Filip.
Owen Schneider pitched for 4.0 innings and struck out five. Cole Gayman followed, pitching 2.0 innings while striking out two. Laif Hultine pitched the final 2.0 innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
Stats Tracker
- Hits: Drew Townsend (1)
- 2B: Drew Townsend (1)
- SH: Jacob Filip (1)
- HBP: Jacob Filip (1), Will Potter (1)
- Pitching:
- Owen Schneider: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
- Cole Gayman: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Laif Hultine: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Up Next:
The Lions will open play at the MIAA Championship on Wednesday, May 7, as the No. 8 seed, taking on No. 9 seed Emporia State. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
The Missouri Southern baseball season is presented by Arvest Bank, a proud supporter of Lion Athletics.
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