The doubleheader will still feature both Pack the Stadium and Senior Day events at Tiger Stadium as the Tigers play the rival Lopers in games that will determine each team’s conference tournament fate.
The Pack the Stadium promotion will be a cookout with hamburgers for $3, hot dogs for $2, and bags of chips for $0.50 while supplies last! Admission to the games is FREE. The Tiger softball team will be recognizing three seniors playing their last time at Tiger Stadium between games.
An MIAA Tournament bid will be on the line in the doubleheader. Fort Hays State (12-12 MIAA) enters with a one-game lead in the conference standings on Nebraska-Kearney (11-13), so the Tigers need a split or sweep in hopes of locking down a tournament spot. A sweep of the Lopers would for sure lock up a spot in the tournament. FHSU is currently eighth in the standings and eight teams make the conference tournament. Northeastern State at 9-13 in conference play is still mathematically alive for the eighth spot with doubleheaders against Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern this weekend, but one loss would drop them out of the tournament picture.
Fort Hays State is coming off a split in a non-conference doubleheader at Northwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday. The Tigers held on for a 6-5 win in the second game. FHSU is 24-23 overall on the season. UNK enters on a five-game win streak and has an overall record of 17-26.