By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – D.J. Carr overcame a sluggish start to throw his third complete game of the season and help Fort Hays State to a 10-7 comeback win over Northeastern State Friday night at Larks Park. The Tigers (14-15, 8-10 MIAA) have now won five of their last six games while the RiverHawks (15-13, 9-9 MIAA) have dropped four of their last five.

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Game Highlights

 

Carr (3-3) gave up seven runs, five earned, through the first four innings then settled down and allowed only three hits the rest of the game. He struck out six and walked two while throwing 143 pitches in his second straight complete game victory.

The Tigers trailed 7-2 before Alex King started the comeback with a leadoff home run in the fourth. Austin Unrein added a three-run blast later in the frame to cut the margin to 7-6. Jace Bowman tied the game on a groundout in the fifth. He then gave the Tigers the lead on a double in the seventh.

Connor Ross and Caleb Cherryholmes both had three of the Tigers 17 hits. Cherryholmes hit a two-run homer in the first inning which gave Fort Hays State a brief 2-1 lead. Ross made a diving catch in center field in the third then a leaping catch on the warning track in straight away center field with a runner at first for the second out of the ninth.

Zach Poehl (1-1) allowed three runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings of relief and suffered the loss for the RiverHawks.

The two teams play game two of the three-game series Saturday at 2 pm.