{"id":19989,"date":"2015-04-29T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19989"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:46:45","slug":"tigers-close-out-2015-season-with-series-sweep-of-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=19989","title":{"rendered":"Tigers close out 2015 season with series sweep of Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fort Hays State closed out the 2015 season on Monday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with a doubleheader sweep at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. The Tigers won 11-2 and 9-1, sweeping all four games of the series to finish ninth in the MIAA standings.<\/div>\n
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Game 1: Fort Hays State 11, Lincoln 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Hays State trailed 1-0 through two innings, but a Kevin Czarnecki<\/a><\/dfn> three-run home run in the third inning pushed the Tigers in front and they led the rest of the way in an 11-2 win.<\/p>\n

Connor Ross<\/a><\/dfn> added a two-run homer in the fourth to push Fort Hays State’s lead to 5-2 at the time. The Tigers did the rest of their scoring in the fifth with six runs. Three straight runs were forced in as Nick Hammeke<\/a><\/dfn> drew a bases-loaded walk, then Ross and Caleb Cherryholmes<\/a><\/dfn> were hit by pitches with the bases loaded. Austin Unrein<\/a><\/dfn> cleared the bases with a three-RBI double.<\/p>\n

Joe Mapes<\/a><\/dfn> picked up a win in his start for the Tigers, throwing 5.0 innings. He allowed just one earned run on six hits with one strikeout. Tyler Patty<\/a><\/dfn> threw the final two innings, striking out two. Mapes moved to 2-1 on the year.<\/p>\n

Jordan Barrett (1-6) took the loss for Lincoln, allowing five runs in 4.0 innings of work. Two Lincoln relievers combined to give up the final six runs to FHSU.<\/p>\n

Game 2: Fort Hays State 9, Lincoln 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Hays State scored six runs over the first three innings and never looked back, completing the four-game sweep of Lincoln with a 9-1 win to wrap up the 2015 season. The Tigers led 8-0 after five innings before Lincoln put its only run on the board in the seventh.<\/p>\n

Andre Vieyra<\/a><\/dfn> drove in two runs with a two-run home run in the fifth to push the Tiger lead to eight runs. Austin Unrein<\/a><\/dfn> also had a solo homer. Connor Ross<\/a><\/dfn> and Kevin Czarnecki<\/a><\/dfn> recorded an RBI doubles, while Alex King<\/a><\/dfn> and Gus Strunk<\/a><\/dfn> each had RBI singles. Strunk was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, while Vieyra and Czarnecki each went 3-for-4.<\/p>\n

Justin Hersch<\/a><\/dfn> had another great outing on the mound for FHSU, keeping Lincoln scoreless through his six innings of work. He allowed just three hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Ty Thomas<\/a>\u00a0<\/dfn>pitched an inning of relief and allowed a run, but it was unearned due to a Tiger error. He struck out three. Alex Cox<\/a><\/dfn> pitched the final two innings and struck out four. Hersch moved to 3-3 on the year with the win.<\/p>\n

Tyler Roberts (1-7) took the loss for Lincoln. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) over 5.0 innings. Adam Stegeman pitched the final four innings for Lincoln and gave up just one run.<\/p>\n

Fort Hays State finished its season at 19-28 overall and 16-20 in the MIAA. The Tigers won their last five conference games of the season and their last four overall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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