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HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team was able to pick up a sweep against the Northeastern State Riverhawks. Fort Hays State improves to 17-6 on the year and 5-4 in MIAA play, while the Riverhawks are now 10-13 overall and 1-8 in conference action.
Trevor Baugh took the mound as the starting pitcher and immediately set the tone for the game with his exceptional command and precision. In the first inning, Baugh demonstrated his ability to control the game, shutting down Northeastern State's offense and allowing no runs to cross the plate. His composed demeanor and effective pitch selection kept the opposing hitters off balance, laying the groundwork for the Tigers' dominant performance.
Fort Hays State's second inning saw Shaun Gomez single to right field, driving in sophomore second baseman, Jose Cintron, who had stolen second base earlier that inning. Sebastian Burgos' single up the middle, allowed Shaun Gomez to score, and then Trey DeGarmo's sacrifice fly brought Burgos home. Elliott Herrmann was able to tack on an extra base hit to left field that plated both Isaiah Ural and Burgos giving Fort Hays State a commanding 5-0 lead at the end of two.
Northeastern State's Matt Kaiser homered to left center and was able to bring in Isaiah Keller, putting Northeastern State on the board with two runs. Fort Hays State put two more on the board in the bottom of the sixth with an Elliott Herrmann single. The hit by Herrmann drove in Isaiah Ural and Brady Kreutzer, extending the lead to 7-2.
Kreutzer was also able to go deep in the seventh that brought in Sebastian Burgos, pushing the Tiger lead to 9-2. The seventh inning home run by Kreutzer was his fifth of the season along with his 20th RBI. Gomez was able to single to left field that brought Herrmann home, followed by a Burgos single through the left side, allowing Justin LIpkka and Cesar Saavedra to score, sealing the Tiger victory with a final score of 11-2.
Herrmann had himself a game, going 3-4 with four RBI on the day. The Tigers had five players get two or more hits on the day as the Tigers had 14 hits scoring 11 total runs in the final match of the series.
Baugh went seven innings allowing just two earned runs and striking out 13 batters. Spencer Maley came into the game for the last two innings and went 1-2-3 in both innings.
UP NEXT
Fort Hays State will travel to Wichita, Kan. for one game against the Newman Jets, and then head south to Edmond, Okla. to face off in a three-game series against the Bronchos. Newman's match is set for Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.