(From Missouri Southern Athletics)Topeka, Kan. - The 11th ranked Missouri Southern baseball program split a double header against Washburn to claim the fourth MIAA series this season from Falley Field on Mar. 19th.
The Lions (19-7, 10-3 MIAA) were led by Kyle Moore picking up his third win of the season with 5.2 innings of shutout ball in relief while striking out six. Henry Kusiak had a home run and Case Tucker had two RBIs.
Southern got on the board in the second inning of the first game with Tucker and a Chayton Beck RBI single making it a 2-1 lead over Washburn (17-10, 10-3 MIAA). In the fourth inning Tucker singled through the right side to score Will Doherty and in the bottom half of the inning the Ichabods scored to make it a 3-2 game. Both teams were kept off the scoreboard until the ninth where an error and three run homer by Kusiak proved the difference for a 7-2 win by the Lions.
For the second game Southern was led by Doherty with two RBIs and Nate Mieszkowski with three RBIs as the bullpen combined for nine strikeouts.
Washburn scored two in the second inning to take an early 2-0 lead until the fourth inning as Doherty hit a two run homer and a bases clearing single by Mieszkowski gave the Lions a 5-2 lead. The Ichabods would score in the fitfh, sixth, seventh and eighth inning for a 10-5 final score.
Up next for the Lions will be a midweek game against Missouri S&T on Tuesday Mar. 21st from the Ballpark at S&T in Rolla, Mo. at 2:00pm.
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