By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Northeastern State hit  six home runs, three doubles and two triples as they rout the Fort Hays State Tigers 17-1 Sunday afternoon. The RiverHawks win three of the four games in the series and improve to 17-10 and 11-9 in the MIAA. The Tigers, who were outscored 37-3 in the final three games of the series, fall to 6-21 and 5-15 in the MIAA.

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Northeastern State jumped ahead early, hitting two home runs in a four-run first inning. They would score in every inning but the fifth.

Fort Hays State’s lone run came on a Kevin Czarnecki solo homer to leadoff off the fourth.

Tiger starter Jusitn Hersch takes the loss, allowing eight runs (six earned) on seven hits over 2 2/3 innings.

Dustin Berrong picks up the win in his first start of the season for Northeastern State, striking out 11 in six innings. Berrong gave up just the one run on three hits and walked just one.