By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Connor Ross had four hits and Kyle Vogt was two outs shy of a complete game as Fort Hays State beat Northwest Missouri State 7-3 Thursday night in the first game of their three-game series at Larks Park.

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Game Highlights

 

The Tigers (21-26, 15-21 MIAA) scored all of their runs in six consecutive innings for their fourth win in the last five games. They used two-out singles in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth to build a 4-2 lead.

Austin Unrein and Caleb Cherryholmes both had three of the Tigers 15 hits, the first five of which never left the infield.

Vogt (5-6) allowed three runs on seven hits over 8 1/3 innings with two strikeouts and two walks. He left with two on and one out in the ninth. Giles Fox issued a two-out walk to load the bases but got a strikeout to end the game and pick up his sixth save.

The Bearcats scored two in the first on a Garrett Fort double down the right field line then added another run in the sixth on a two-out triple from Kevin Handzlik.

The two teams play at 5 pm Friday the close out the series with a 1 pm game on Saturday.