By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Andre Vieyra hit a one-out single to right field, scoring Kevin Czarnecki with the game-winning run as the Fort Hays State Tigers take the series opener with Northeastern State 11-10 in 10 innings in front of 475 Friday night at Larks Park. The Tigers, who have won three of their last five and improve to 6-18 overall and 5-12 in the MIAA. The RiverHawks have lost six of their last nine and are now 14-10 and 8-9 in the MIAA.

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Game Highlights

The Tigers, who trailed 5-1 and 7-2 at one point, rally for seven runs in the sixth inning to go up 10-7. The RiverHawks score two unearned runs in the eighth to tie the game before Vieyra’s heroics win it.

Cooper Langely hit a three-run homer in the sixth to give the Tigers an 8-7 lead and goes 3-for-6. Vieyra also hit a two-run homer in the sixth and finished 2-for-4 with three hits and two runs scored. Kevin Czarnecki went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and leadoff double in the 10th.

Austin Unrein picks up the win in relief allowing one unearned run on one hit over three innings. Jake Kern, who leads the MIAA in saves, suffers the loss.

The two teams play a dougleheader beginning at one o’clock Saturday before closing out the series with a noon game on Sunday. You can hear Saturday’s second game as well as Sunday’s series finale on KAYS.