HAYS, Kan. – Senior pitcher D.J. Carr threw seven strong innings, Giles Fox and Austin Unrein added a pair of scoreless frames to lead Fort Hays State to a 4-3 win over Northwest Missouri State Friday in the middle game of their three-game MIAA series.  to nail down the win. The Tigers are now 22-26 overall and 16-21 in the MIAA, while the Bearcats dropped to 24-25 overall and 19-19 in the conference.

Fort Hays State (22-26, 16-21 MIAA) struck early taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first inning on a Joe Mapes sacrifice fly with the bases loaded. After the Bearcats (24-25, 19-19 MIAA) tied the game with a run in the second, the Tigers regained the lead with two in the bottom of the inning on a Connor Ross two-run single.

FHSU extended the lead to 4-1 i the fifth on a Caleb Cherryholmes RBI double.

Fox, who earned his sixth save of the season on Thursday night, pitched a scoreless eighth and was helped out by Austin Unrein who cut down the potential tying run at the plate on a grounder to first base.

Unrein retired the first two batters in the ninth, then after back-to-back singles, earned his first save of the season after a foul pop up ended the game.

The Tigers and Bearcats wrap up the series on Saturday at 1 pm. It will be the final game of the season for Fort Hays State and serves as Senior Day for the Tigers.