FHSU Sports Information Department
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State baseball dropped to 9-10 overall and 3-5 in the MIAA on Saturday (Mar. 12), when they suffered a 13-5 loss at the hands of Southwest Baptist. The Bearcats moved to 8-9 overall and also 3-5 in the MIAA.
Southwest Baptist got out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, but the Tigers trimmed the lead to one run before the inning was over with two of their own. Austin Unrein provided a sacrifice fly RBI and Connor Ross plated Joe Mapes with an RBI single.
That was all the scoring for the next three innings as each team failed to produce any runs until the fifth. That is when SBU broke the game open as they pushed across seven runs on six hits with three walks. All seven of the Bearcat batters that reached base did so consecutively without the Tigers recording an out.
After the Bearcats increased their lead to 11-2 in the top half of the seventh, the Tigers responded with two runs. With one out, Ty Redington, Caleb Cherryholmes, and Unrein all singled in a row with Unrein recording his second and third RBI of the day.
Two more runs from SBU in the top of the ninth saw the Tigers looking at a 13-4 deficit. FHSU pushed a run across on an RBI single from Alex Weiss, but nothing more as they dropped the game 13-5.
Logan Herd took the loss on the mound after lasting 4.1 innings. He allowed eight runs on nine hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. Kyle Vogt and Clayton Basgall each gave up two runs in relief and Jackson Rolfs allowed one.
The Tigers look to avoid the sweep on Sunday (Mar. 13) in the series finale at 12 pm.