FHSU Athletics
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Fort Hays State baseball team fell in game two of their series with No. 4 Central Missouri on Saturday (April 29), 11-6. The Tigers put together a rally in the ninth, but it fell short. The Mules improved to 35-13 overall and 26-6 in the MIAA while the Tigers move to 20-29 overall and 10-22 in the conference.
The Mules got on the board with a two-run home run in the opening frame, but the Tigers managed to answer with a three-run third inning to take the lead. Trip Davis led off the inning with a single before Ed Scott got hit by a pitch. An infield single from Isaiah Ural allowed Davis to cross the plate before an erratic throw by the Mules allowed Ural to reach second. The Tigers took the lead 3-2 as Emile Boies stepped up and drove an 0-2 pitch back up the middle plating two more runs.
After the home run in the first inning, Tiger starter Jake Campbell retired five straight Mules before a string of hits allowed UCM to regain the lead 4-3 in the home half of the third. FHSU struggled against the UCM bullpen for the remainder of the contest up until the ninth inning. The Mules added another run in the fourth before piling on four in the fifth and two more in the eighth extending their lead to 11-3 entering the final frame.
A UCM error and a pair of hit by pitches loaded the bases for FHSU. Ural singled to the left center gap plating a pair of runs and Elliot Herrmann followed with an RBI double to the same spot, but the rally was cut short with a pop up in the following at-bat.
Campbell (4-1) went three-plus innings in the start allowing five runs on ten hits with a walk and a strikeout. Andrew Hansen took over to finish out the fourth inning allowing three runs on one hit and a pair of walks. Jenner Kehe went the rest of the way for the Tigers allowing three runs on five hits over four frames with one strikeout.
Ural finished the day 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI. Boies also recorded a multi-hit day with two singles and two RBI.
The Tigers and Mules will wrap up the regular season tomorrow. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.