BOLIVAR, Mo. – Fort Hays State experienced a case of déjà vu, having to salvage the final game of four MIAA road games on Saturday. It was the second straight weekend where the Tigers led in all four games of the weekend, losing the first three before winning the final contest. Southwest Baptist snapped a 16-game losing streak in game one with help from a pair of Tiger miscues, taking the contest 3-1 before Michaelanne Nelson tossed her first shutout of the season in game two for FHSU in a 5-0 win with its postseason hopes hanging in the balance. Fort Hays State is now 20-21 overall, 11-13 in the MIAA, while SBU moved to 6-43 overall, 3-19 in the MIAA.

Game 1: Southwest Baptist 3, Fort Hays State 1
Fort Hays State picked a bad time to struggle offensively and defensive mistakes in the fifth inning allowed Southwest Baptist to sneak by the Tigers in the first contest. Sierra Rodriguez provided the Tigers’ only run with a solo home run to left field in the second inning, putting the Tigers up 1-0.

Fort Hays State clung to that 1-0 lead all the way until the bottom of the fifth inning. With two outs and a runner on second, a fielding error on an infield grounder allowed the inning to continue with runners at first and third. Then a passed ball allowed SBU to score and tie the game. Moments later, a bloop single into shallow left-center field drove in the runner that reached by error from second base giving SBU a 2-1 lead. The Bearcats added on to their lead in the sixth on a solo home run, their only earned run of the game.

FHSU recorded only two hits over the final five innings of the game against SBU pitcher Maddie Massanelli. From the third inning through the sixth inning, Massanelli retired 11 straight Tigers. She allowed just four hits overall and struck out three, moving to 2-18 on the season.

Hailey Chapman took the loss for FHSU in her 13th complete game effort of the season. She allowed eight hits and a walk, while striking out nine with only one earned run allowed.

Game 2: Fort Hays State 5, Southwest Baptist 0
With their potential MIAA Tournament life hanging in the balance, the Tigers received a big performance in the pitching circle from Michaelanne Nelson. She tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout to keep the Tigers in a position to potentially qualify for the MIAA Tournament, to be determined next Saturday (Apr. 27) in Hays. It was Nelson’s first shutout of the season.

The Tigers scored the majority of their runs in the third inning, plating four on a string of two-out singles from Sara Breckbill, Sierra Rodriguez, and Jeni Mohr. Breckbill drove home the game’s first run before Rodriguez followed a couple batters later with two RBIs. Mohr followed up Rodriguez with another RBI.

Rodriguez continued her big day at the plate for FHSU, giving the team an insurance run in the seventh with another RBI single.

It was plenty for Nelson, who had a no-hitter going through 4.1 innings. Emily Hall broke up that no-hit bid in the fifth on an infield single. Paige St. Pierre was the only other Bearcat to record a hit against Nelson, which occurred in the sixth. Nelson struck out six and walked three, moving to 9-10 on the season.

MIAA Tournament Scenario
Fort Hays State was looking for a sweep on Saturday to move back into seventh place in the MIAA standings, but came up short of that goal and now sits in 10th place alongside Missouri Southern with just two conference games remaining. Nebraska-Kearney switched spots with FHSU in the standings over the weekend, now in a three-way tie for seventh with Pittsburg State and Lindenwood, all at .500 in MIAA play.

Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney will sit idle on Friday (Apr. 26) while several other MIAA contests will shape up the standings for the final day of MIAA play on Saturday, April 27. FHSU and UNK will meet in Hays on the 27th in a doubleheader that will likely determine both teams’ postseason fate. The only way FHSU can jump UNK in the standings is with a sweep of the upcoming doubleheader.

Tiger Notes
-Sierra Rodriguez drove home four of Fort Hays State’s six runs in the doubleheader.
-Michaelanne Nelson tossed her first shutout of the season.
-FHSU pitchers recorded an 0.54 ERA for the day, yet still had to settle for a split in the doubleheader.
-FHSU has now scored 1 or less runs in 13 of its 21 losses this season.
-FHSU is now 14-2 this year when scoring at least 5 runs in a game.

Up Next
Fort Hays State has a pair of non-conference doubleheaders in the coming week before the big showdown with Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. FHSU will host Central Christian (Kan.) College on Tuesday before heading down to Newman University in Wichita on Wednesday.

EDMOND, Okla. – After playing competitive games in the first two games of the series with Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State baseball team could not keep it close in Saturday’s series finale, losing 18-3. The Tigers fell to 3-34 overall and 2-25 in MIAA play, while the Bronchos moved to 27-14 on the season and 17-10 in conference action.

The Tigers were only able to produce four hits on the afternoon as Caleb Egan and Cody Starkel poked back-to-back hits in the third inning and Tim Fitzgerald and Egan earned consecutive hits in the seventh frame. Caleb Egan then scored the Tigers first run on a sacrifice line out from Dawson Sramek in the third frame. Cody Starkel ripped a 2-RBI triple to center field in the seventh, scoring Egan and Fitzgerald.

Central Oklahoma plated 18 runs on 12 hits in the contest, a season-high in runs for the Bronchos. UCO pushed across run in the first three innings before putting away the Tigers with an 11-run sixth frame.

Jake Taylor (0-5) was charged with the loss for the Tigers after throwing 3.0 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits with five walks and one strikeout. Ryan Brown relived Taylor with 2.1 innings of relief, allowing seven runs on three hits with two strikeouts and four hit batters.

The Tigers finished off the road trip with a three-game set against Central Missouri next weekend (April 26-28). First pitch against the Mules on Friday is slated for 6 p.m.

AZUSA, Calif. – After three days of competition in California, the Fort Hays State women’s track and field team earned multiple strong finishes, as well as a provisional. The Tigers competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific this past Wednesday through Friday, an event which brought in over 10,000 entries.

Alexcia Deutscher earned the lone provisional for the Tigers over the week after placing 11th in the javelin with her throw of 142 feet, 3 inches. Alongside this provisional was a first place finish by Yessenia Gonzales who navigated the 5,000-meters with a top time of 17:41.14.

Among these two performances were multiple high finishes in the competitive event. The women’s 4×400 relay, made up of Peri Lange, Lindsay Schupe, Mattie Rossi and Grace Buessing place 12th with a time of 3:57.65. In the high jump, Summer Kragel claimed 13th with her height of 5 feet, 5 ¼ inches. In the discus, Laurel Haley finished in 20th place with her throw of 136 feet, 3 inches and Peri Lange totaled 4,258 points in the heptathlon to finish in 11th place.

Besides California, FHSU was being represented elsewhere this week. Julia Wagner participated in the Kansas Relays as she earned an 18th place finish in the hammer throw with her distance of 143 feet, 5 inches.

The Tigers are back in action in their final meet before conference championships as they travel to Concordia, Kan for the Cloud County Invitational on Thursday (April 25).

AZUSA, Calif. – The Fort Hays State men’s track and field team enjoyed the week in California participating in the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific. Throughout the three-day meet, the Tigers earned numerous provisional marks alongside strong performances.

Philip Landrum earned two provisional with an 11th place finish in the 100-meters at 10.55, followed by a fifth place finish in the 200-meters with a time of 21.07. Malcom Gardner was close behind in the 200-meters, claiming his provisional with a 12th place time of 21.24.

Brett Meyer continues to make his mark as he earned a provisional in the 1,500-meters with his 29th place time of 3:44.60. In the high jump, Kolt Newell captured seventh place to earned his provisional with a jump of 6 feet, 9 inches. Ryan Stanley finished in 14th place in the pole vault with his provisional height of 15 feet, 9 inches. Rounding out the provisional marks for the Tiger men on the week was a sixth place finish in the decathlon to Matthew Pieper who totaled a provisional-worthy 6,386 points.

Throughout the weekend, other Tigers earned top-ten times including a runner-up finish in the 5,000-meters by Justin Moore with a time of 14:47.85. Layton Werth placed seventh with a time of 31.24.14 in the 10,000-meters. The men’s 4×100 relay, made up of Brayden Soza, Landrum, Gardner and Matthew Pieper earned a tenth place finish at 41.82.

Fort Hays State also sent two runner to participate in the Kansas Relays this past week as well. Reed Rome and Robbie Schmidt turned in times in the 5,000-meter run with Rome claiming a tenth place finish at 15:01.96 and Schmidt coming in 21st at 15:42.07.

The Tigers are back in action in their final meet before conference championships as they travel to Concordia, Kan for the Cloud County Invitational on Thursday (April 25).

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Fort Hays State held leads in both contests at Central Missouri on Friday afternoon only to see each slip away. Central Missouri rallied for three runs in the final inning of game one to win in walk-off fashion 4-3 before coming from behind twice in game two to win 8-5. Fort Hays State moved to 19-20 overall and 10-12 in the MIAA with the losses, while UCM improved to 28-16 overall and 12-6 in the MIAA.

Game 1: Central Missouri 4, Fort Hays State 3
Fort Hays State led from the top of the second until Central Missouri’s final turn at bat, but squandered what could have been a big conference win in game one. Central Missouri rallied for three run in the bottom of the seventh before the Tigers could record an out. The Jennies took game one by a score of 4-3.

Elise Capra pushed the Tigers in front 2-0 with a two-RBI double in the second inning, scoring Sara Breckbill and Grace Philop. The Tigers kept a shutout in tact until the Jennies broke through with a run in the sixth, cutting the lead to 2-1. Katie Adler pushed the Tiger lead back to a two-run margin in the sixth with an RBI single to make it 3-1 going to the bottom of the seventh.

Tiger pitcher Hailey Chapman held the Jennies hitless through 3.2 innings before allowing one in the fourth. The Jennies collected their second hit in the sixth to produce their first run. Chapman stood just three outs from a 13th complete game this year, but her solid outing unraveled in the seventh. Chapman hit the first batter she faced in the inning, then a single put runners at first and second. She walked the third batter of the inning, which loaded the bases. Another single by UCM pushed the first run of the inning across and then Chapman hit another batter to force in the tying run. Michaelanne Nelson relieved Chapman, but UCM leadoff hitter Lauryn Deer placed a ball back to Nelson well enough to score the winning run from third.

Chapman took the loss, moving to 10-10 on the season. She allowed four hits, three walks, and hit three batters. Gentry Wishard (8-4) picked up the win in an inning of relief work, allowing one hit with a strikeout. UCM starter Alexa Bradley pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three hits and two walks with a strikeout.

Game 2: Central Missouri 8, Fort Hays State 5
Fort Hays State jumped out to a good start in game two with a three-run first, only to have it immediately erased in the bottom half of the inning with three runs by UCM. The Tigers led once more after a run in the second to make it 4-3, but UCM tied the game once again in the bottom of the third with one run. The Jennies took their first lead with two runs in the fourth and extended the lead to 8-4 with two more runs in the fifth. A run in the seventh by FHSU was too little, too late.

FHSU chased UCM starting pitcher Shelby Clark from the circle just two outs into the game. Clark was charged with all three first-inning runs by FHSU. Allison Jurgensen was hit by a pitch, Sara Breckbill walked, and Grace Philop singled to load the bases. Bailey Boxberger knocked in two runs with a single, then Jeni Mohr added an RBI single two batters later.

The Jennies quickly took all of the Tiger momentum away with a walk, single, and two-RBI double to open their half of the first inning. The third run came in later on a double steal attempt where FHSU got the out at second but surrendered the run at the plate.

Grace Philop put the Tigers back in front in the second with an RBI single, driving in Katie Adler from second base.

A throwing error by the Tigers in the third allowed UCM to get the game tied once more. The first lead for UCM came in the fourth on a two-out RBI triple by Hailey Crabtree. Jessica Sader followed with an RBI single.

Michaelanne Nelson recorded the first out of the fifth inning before handing the ball to Hailey Chapman with runners at second and third. Chapman got one out by strikeout, but gave up a two-out, two-RBI single to Ashlyn Cook, which gave UCM breathing room.

UCM reliever Gentry Wishard continued her strong day in the circle against FHSU by throwing the final 6.1 innings to earn a win. The run she allowed to FHSU in the seventh was unearned. The Tigers picked up that run on a sacrifice fly RBI by Elise Capra. Wishard allowed five hits without a walk and struck out one, moving to 9-4 on the season.

Nelson moved to 8-10 on the season with the loss. She threw 4.1 innings and allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits and four walks. Chapman threw the final 1.2 innings of the contest, striking out two with one hit allowed.

Tiger Notes
-Grace Philop led the Tigers with three hits in the doubleheader.
-Elise Capra led the Tigers in RBIs for the day with three.
-The five runs scored by FHSU in game two was its second most in a loss this year, second only to an 11-8 setback to Oklahoma Baptist on March 13. FHSU is now 13-2 when scoring five or more runs in a game this season.

Up Next
Fort Hays State is now on the outside looking in for a conference tournament berth at the end of the season. The losses at UCM pushed the Tigers down into a tie for 10th place in the MIAA standings with Missouri Southern. There is now a four-way tie for sixth place in the standings with three teams at 11-11 and one at 10-10. Only four games in conference play remain for FHSU. The Tigers seek a sweep at Southwest Baptist on Saturday (Apr. 20) to jump back into that cluster of teams on the tournament cutline. Southwest Baptist has struggled of late, currently on a 16-game losing streak. The Bearcats enter Saturday at 5-42 overall and 2-18 in the MIAA.

EDMOND, Okla. – The Fort Hays State baseball team fell to the Central Oklahoma Bronchos on Friday, 7-3. The Tigers moved to 3-33 overall and 2-24 in MIAA play, while the Bronchos moved to 26-14 on the season and 16-10 in conference action.

The first frame showed the Tiger bats when Landon Erway, Ryan Grasser and Taylan Mullins-Ohm started the contest with three-consecutive hits. Mullins-Ohm ripped a single through the right side, scoring Erway. The Tigers were able to plate two more runs in the first inning as Grasser scored on a wild pitch. Then, Tyler Olson earned an RBI groundout, scoring Mullins-Ohm.

Central Oklahoma scored seven unanswered runs in the final eight innings to earn the victory as the Bronchos plated one in the second, third, fifth, sixth and three in the eighth.

Tiger starter Ryan Ruder was charged with the loss (1-7), while producing 7.2 innings of work, allowing seven runs on 11 hits with two walks and five strikeouts in the game. Cody Rottinghaus came on in relief on Ruder and retired the only batter he faced.

The series finale between the Tigers and Bronchos is scheduled for on Saturday (April 20). First pitch is slated for 1 p.m from Wendell Simmons Field.

EDMOND, Okla. – A strong pitching performance from starter Ethan Booe was not enough for the Fort Hays State baseball team Thursday (April 18), with the Tigers (3-32, 2-23) falling to Central Oklahoma (25-14, 15-10) in the series opener, 4-1. The freshman did not give up a hit over the first 6.2 innings before the Bronchos took the lead for good with a two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh.

The Tigers had a good chance to strike first after Landon Erway doubled down the left field line to open the contest, but he was stranded on third after two of UCO starter Dylan Hall’s 14 strikeouts got the Bronchos out of the inning.

Booe retired the first eight hitters he faced before a Broncho reached on an error in the home half of the third. The righty bounced back to retire the next nine batters in order, keeping the game scoreless heading into the seventh inning.

Fort Hays State also had its struggles at the plate, with Hall retiring 19 consecutive batters after surrendering the double in the first at bat of the game. The Tigers put two in scoring position in the top of the seventh, but Hall picked up another big strikeout to escape.

After Booe got two quick outs in the seventh, UCO scraped together three straight hits to take a 2-0 lead before adding a pair of unearned runs in the eighth.

Trailing 2-0 in the top of the eighth, the Tigers called on Jared Haynes to come out of the dugout and pinch hit. The Hays native made the most of the opportunity, sending a 2-2 pitch soaring over the fence in right center for his first collegiate home run. The long ball helped FHSU cut the deficit in half, 2-1.

Booe (0-9) finished with six strikeouts over seven-plus innings of work, allowing just two earned runs on four hits and one walk. Ryan Brown came on to finish the game, giving up one hit and striking out one while tossing one full frame. Jordan Wilkerson collected the only other Tiger hit on the evening.

FHSU and UCO will continue the weekend series Friday at 3 p.m. from Wendell Simmons Field.

HAYS, Kan. – Allison Jurgensen hit a two-out single to centerfield which scored Lily Sale from second base with the game-winning run as the Fort Hays State softball teams rallied for for a 3-2 walk-off win in game two of their doubleheader with Newman Tuesday afternoon at Tiger Stadium completing the doubleheader sweep. The Tigers (19-18) rallied with two runs in the sixth to win the first game 3-1.

Adrian Pilkington Postgame Interview

Game 2 Highlights

Sale led off the seventh with a bunt single then moved to second on a Terran Caldwell sacrifice bunt.

Katie Adler tied the game in the sixth with a two-out single to center. The big hit came in an epic 10-pitch at bat in which she fouled off eight straight pitches before hitting a grounder past the pitcher that scored Hailey
Chapman who ran for Sara Breckbill after her one-out double.

Terran Caldwell hit a solo homer over the right field wall to lead off the bottom of the first to tie the game 1-1.

Michaelanne Nelson (8-9) picked up the complete game win allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with six strikeouts and three walks.

Hailey Chapman (10-9) pitched a gem in the first contest. She struck out six with two walks in the complete game two-hitter. Chapman retired seven of the final eight Jet hitters and worked around a leadoff walk in the seventh.

Game 1 Highlights

Bailey Boxberger tied the game 1-1 with a two-out RBI single center scoring Terran Caldwell in the third.

The Tigers scored two in the sixth to take the lead for good. Elise Capra reached on an error to open the inning then scored from third on a passed ball. Katie Adler followed with a double then scored on Lily Sale’s one-out double to left.

The Tigers return to MIAA play Friday with a doubleheader at Central Missouri then play two at Southwest Baptist Saturday.

BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished ninth among MIAA teams and 15th overall at the SBU Invitational (April 15-16), hosted at Silo Ridge Country Club a 6,884-yard, par 72 golf course. Freshman Bryce Cowan led the Tigers with identical rounds of 79 in the first two rounds before finishing with a 77 in round three to card a 19-over (235) and tied for 48th individually. Cowan finished the week with four birdies.

Mac McNish posted rounds of 80, 77 and 81 to finish in a tie for 63rd individually. McNish picked up three birdies for the week. Isaiah Grover finished in solo 71st after shooting rounds of 76, 84 and 80. Grover completed the week with a team-high six birdies and one eagle. Connor Schultz fired off rounds of 81, and identical 80’s to finish in a tie with teammate Pete Carney for 72nd, while posting three birdies and one eagle. Carney shot rounds of 81, 83 and 77 for the week, with three birdies.

Central Oklahoma took the team title with an aggregate score of 892. Missouri Western and Central Missouri finished in a tie for second with a score of 896. Fort Hays State finished 15th as a team with a score of 316-319-314 for a total of 949. Patrick McCarthy of Missouri Western claimed the individual title after posting a 1-under (215) for the tournament. This was the second designated MIAA event of the year.

The Tigers will be back on course next week when they compete at the MIAA Championships (April 23-24) at Monkey Island, Okla. The tournament will be hosted at Shangri-La Country Club.

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team couldn’t capitalize on a couple of bases-loaded situations and drop their series finale with Washburn 13-2 Sunday afternoon at Larks Park. The Tigers have now lost 10 straight and fall to 3-31 overall and 2-22 in MIAA play. Washburn has won five straight and six of seven and improve to 18-17 on the season and 11-13 in conference action.

Jerod Goodale Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

After Washburn took advantage of two infield hits to score two runs in the top of the first inning, the Tigers came back to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the inning but managed only one run a Jared Manath sacrifice fly to left field.

Trailing 9-1 in the seventh, the Tigers again loaded the bases but only scored once on Marcus Altman’s bases-loaded walk.

The Ichabods scored four in the second then like they did all series, scored their final seven runs in the final four innings. Washburn scored 27 of their 36 runs on the weekend after the fifth inning.

FHSU produced 10 hits on the day and had three hitters with multi-hit days. Landon Erway, Taylan Mullins-Ohm and Bryce Baumwart each had two hits. Tyler Olson, Ryan Stoecklein, Marcus McDaniel and Caleb Egan (as a pinch hitter) tallied the other four hits for the Tigers.

Starter Tanner Smith (0-4) pitched a season-high 6.0 innings for the Tigers , allowing seven runs on 10 hits with five walks and four strikeouts. Jake Vieira, Wyatt Schumacher and Cody Starkel all pitched an inning of relief with each reliever allowing two runs.

FHSU will begin a six-game road trip next weekend when they make their way to Edmond, Okla. to face the Central Oklahoma Bronchos (April 18-20). The series is ahead one day due to the Easter holiday on Sunday. First pitch on Thursday is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Wendell Simmons Field.

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State bounced back from an 11-2 run-rule loss in game one, hanging on for a 6-4 win in game two to split an MIAA doubleheader with Washburn on Saturday. The Tigers moved to 17-18 overall, 10-10 in the MIAA, while the Ichabods are now 22-20 overall, 13-5 in the MIAA. It was a big win for the Tigers, now in a seventh-place tie in the MIAA standings with Lindenwood with two weeks to go in MIAA play.

Game 1: Washburn 11, Fort Hays State 2
For the third straight game on the weekend, Fort Hays State lost after holding an early lead. Fort Hays State took a 2-0 lead in the second inning only to see Washburn score three runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth to abruptly end the game by run rule. The Ichabods capped their 11 unanswered runs with a grand slam to end the game.

Fort Hays State’s only two hits in the game also produced its only two runs. Sara Breckbill and Allison Jurgensen both hit solo home runs to center field to give FHSU an early 2-0 lead. It was Breckbill’s second homer of the season and Jurgensen’s first.

A triple to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning started the Ichabod rally after Hailey Chapman held them scoreless for three innings. Washburn scored its first two runs of the inning with RBI singles, but benefitted from a Tiger fielding error to set up the third run knocked home in the inning. The Tigers found themselves down by one going to the fifth.

Washburn loaded the bases to open the fifth inning, which ultimately started another big rally. Chapman nearly escaped danger by getting the next two batters out without a run scoring, but the wheels came off when Ashley Ruder drove home two runs with a double. Maddie Stipsits followed that with a two-RBI single. All of the sudden, the Tigers trailed by five. Two more singles loaded the bases once more and then Savannah Moore instantly ended the game with a grand slam.

Chapman took the loss for FHSU, allowing all 11 runs (10 earned) on 13 hits with three walks. She struck out six. Raegen Hamm picked up the win for Washburn, allowing two runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Game 2: Fort Hays State 6, Washburn 4
Fort Hays State got out to a lead for the fourth straight game on the weekend, but this time found a way to hang on for its only win of the weekend road trip. Fort Hays State built a 6-0 lead after five and a half innings, but Washburn nearly completed another comeback at the end.

Back-to-back errors by the Washburn shortstop in the second inning turned into the first run of the game for the Tigers. Jeni Mohr reached base by the first error and moved to second on the play. Mohr came into score on another misplay by the shortstop off the bat of Lily Sale.

Elise Capra gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the fourth with her team-leading fifth home run of the season, a solo shot to lead off the inning. In the fifth, the Tigers plated two more with an RBI single by Bailey Boxberger and sacrifice fly RBI by Capra. The lead grew to 6-0 in the sixth when Allison Jurgensen delivered a clutch 2-RBI double down the left field line.

Michaelanne Nelson held Washburn scoreless over the first five innings before running into trouble in the sixth. Washburn’s first run of three in the inning came on an RBI single with one out. A throwing error that went into the Tiger dugout allowed Washburn’s second run to score. Washburn drove in the third run on an infield grounder that produced the second out.

Nelson looked poised for a complete game in the seventh, getting the first two batters out. However, the Ichabods had one final push in them. A bloop single followed by a fielding error by the Tigers allowed the tying run to come to the plate in the form of Winter Henry. With two strikes, she laced a well-placed double down the left-field line. All of the sudden, the Ichabods had the game-tying runs in scoring position and a potential winning run at the plate in Taylor Kirk. Adrian Pilkington turned the ball over to Hailey Chapman, who came through in the clutch for the Tigers with a strikeout to end the game.

Nelson moved to 7-9 on the season with the win, while Chapman picked up her third save of the season. Nelson allowed four runs (one earned) on eight hits and two walks. She struck out three.

Bailey Zuniga took the loss for Washburn, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. Raegen Hamm pitched the final 2.2 innings for Washburn, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Tiger Notes
-Allison Jurgensen led the Tigers with 3 RBIs for the day. Her 2-RBI hit in Game 2 was the decisive hit in the Tiger win.
-Michaelanne Nelson produced a 1.08 ERA in her two starts for the weekend. She allowed only one earned run in each contest. Five of the seven runs scored against her for the weekend were unearned.
-Fort Hays State and Lindenwood are tied for seventh in the MIAA, both at .500 in conference play. Pittsburg State, Nebraska-Kearney, and Missouri Southern are all just one game back.

Up Next
Fort Hays State has a midweek non-conference doubleheader with Newman at home on Wednesday (Apr. 17) before heading back on the road for MIAA play next weekend at Central Missouri and Southwest Baptist.