PITTSBURG, Kan. – Fort Hays State built a 9-0 lead then held on in the final ttwo innings to beat Pittsburg State 11-6 Friday at Al Ortolani Field to even their three-game MIAA series at a game each.

D.J. Carr (4-6) retired the first 11 Pitt State batters he faced and held the Gorillas scoreless until the eighth inning. Carr allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits over eight innings with three strikeouts and one walk. Connor Boyer gave up three runs on two hits without recording an out. Jackson Rolfs came in to get the final three outs and end the Gorillas rally.

The Tigers (20-26, 14-21 MIAA) capitalized on 10 walks and two hit batters and scored 11 runs on only seven hits. Connor Ross and Joe Mapes both had two hits. Mapes and Alex Weiss both drove in two runs.

FHSU scored three in the first inning, one in the second and three more in the third. They added two more in the sixth to push the lead to 9-0 and got two more across in the ninth. Pitt State (14-30, 9-26 MIAA) scored three runs in the eighth and ninth innings.

The series wraps up Saturday at noon.