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Jake Skaggs
Derek Livingston
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Fort Hays St. FHSU 18-6, 13-2-0 MIAA
5
Winner Pittsburg State PSU 18-6, 8-6-0 MIAA
Fort Hays St. FHSU
18-6, 13-2-0 MIAA
1
Final
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Pittsburg State PSU
18-6, 8-6-0 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Hays St. FHSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3
Pittsburg State PSU 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 9 0

W: Thornton, Maddox (5-1) L: Panduro,Paul (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Thornton, Gorillas Even Series With No. 27 Tigers Saturday

PITTSBURG -- Jake Skaggs delivered the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning and Pittsburg State University starter Maddox Thornton stymied the Fort Hays State University offense for a 5-1 victory Saturday (Mar. 22) at Al Ortolani Field.

The win helped the Gorillas (18-6, 8-6 MIAA) bounce back from a 9-8 10-inning loss to the No. 27 Tigers (18-6, 13-2 MIAA) Friday. Pitt State and FHSU will wrap up the three-game MIAA series iwth a Noon (CDT) contest Sunday.

Thornton (5-1) scattered seven hits over 8.0 effective innings of work. He hit a batter and issued one walk while registering four strikeouts. Thornton exited the game after 118 pitches and reliever Cooper Crouch got the final three outs to close out the win.

Skaggs and Connor Allen had two hits apiece for the Gorillas. Allen and Austin Warkins also had RBIs in the contest.
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