The Fort Hays State baseball team split their doubleheader with Missouri Western Saturday at Larks Park to win their first conference series of the season. After rallying for a pair of walkoff wins on Friday, the Tigers score four in the bottom of the seventh to to take game one 8-7. The Griffons score nine runs in the top of the first and go on to win game game two 9-5. FHSU is now 10-22 and 8-16 in the MIAA while the Griffons move to 19-5 and 13-11 in the conference.

The Griffons scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead in the first game but Connor Ross hit a two-out, three-run homer to tie the game. Caleb Cherryholmes followed with a solo shot on a 2-2 pitch to give teh Tigers the win.

Despite giving up three runs – one earned – in the top of the seventh, Giles Fox picks up the win in relief. Ross and Cherryholmes both had three RBIs.

The Griffons hit two home runs in the top of the first to grab a 9-0 lead in game two. The Tigers tallied single runs in the second, third, fifth, sixth and ninth innings.

Tiger starter Alex Cox lasted just 2/3 of an inning, giving up five runs on five hits and takes the loss. Justin Hersch pitched 8 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, scattering seven hits and striking out four. Connor Ross and Keven Czarnecki both had two hits and Nick Hammeke homered.