The Fort Hays State baseball team split their doubleheader against Lindenwood Friday afternoon at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo. The Tigers won the opener 2-0 then lost 14-4 in the second game which ended after seven innings due to run-rule. FHSU is now 11-8 overall and 8-7 in the MIAA. Lindenwood moves to 7-11 and 7-7 in the conference. The two close out the series with a 1pm game Saturday.

Game 1: Fort Hays State 2, Lindenwood 0
Shane Wade doubled driving in Jay Sanders in the second inning and that’s all the scoring the Tigers would need. Sanders RBI single drove in Kelton Rule two innings later for all of the scoring.

Alex Ellison (2-3) allowed seven hits but didn’t give up a run over six innings of work. Kyle Leroy pitched the seventh for the save as the Tigers get their second shutout in three games.

Sanders and Ryan Busboom had two hits in the game.

Game 2: Lindenwood 14, Fort Hays State 4 (7 innings)
The Tigers scored two in the top of the first, but Lindenwood responded with four in the bottom of inning. The Tigers scored two more in the third to tie, but Lindenwood took the lead back for good with a four-run fourth. They would blow the game open with four in the sixth. The Lions pounded out 15 hits in the game and Fort Hays State committed four errors which led to four unearned runs.

Starter Tayler Davis (2-2) takes the loss, allowing eight runs (all earned) on six hits over 3 2/3 innings.  Clayton Garland went 2-for-3 and Jordan Miller drove in two runs.