Fort Hays State picked up its second straight doubleheader sweep at home, defeating Northwest Missouri State 3-0 and 11-3 Wednesday. Fort Hays State moves to 10-7 overall and 7-6 in the MIAA with the wins. The Bearcats are now 4-14 overall and 4-11 in the MIAA.

Game 1: Fort Hays State 3, NW Missouri State 0
Jesse Hart throws a complete game shutout in the seven-inning contest, the first shutout by a Tiger pitcher since Andy Lewton on February 26, 2011 against Arkansas-Fort Smith.

After allowing two hits in the first, Hart allowed just five hits over the final six innings. The Bearcats got runners to third base in the fourth and fifth innings, but Hart got groundouts to end both threats. Hart struck out two and did not allow a walk, moving to 3-0 on the season.

Clayton Garland lead off the bottom of the first with a solo homer. Kelton Rule added an RBI single later in the inning. Jordan Miller pushed the third run across in the second with a RBI single.

Game 2: Fort Hays State 11, NW Missouri State 3
The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie with four in the fifth and five in the sixth.

FHSU tied the game on a Ryan Busboom solo homer in the second. The one run was all starter Chase Newman was charged in his 2.2 innings of work. Nathan Zimmerman got the Tigers out of a jam with the final out in the third. He would go 3 1/3 innings and pick up the win to move to 3-0, striking out three, walking two and allowed four hits.

FHSU took the lead in the fourth on a Chris Santoscoy RBI single, but the Bearcats tied the game up in the fifth with a two-out single.

Fort Hays State opened the fifth with three straight singles and a bases-loaded walk to Shane Wade. Jordan Miller knocked in a run on a fielder’s choice and Horace Johnson scored on a throwing error by the Bearcats. Sam Thornton would score the fourth run of the inning on a wild pitch.

In the sixth, Horace Johnson had a two-RBI double, Wade followed with a RBI double, Thornton had a RBI groundout, and Clayton Garland had a RBI single.