Fort Hays State women’s track and field turned in a pair of solid showings on Friday (Apr. 14) and Saturday (Apr. 15) when they participated in the KT Woodman Classic hosted by Wichita State and the UNK Invitational hosted by Nebraska-Kearney. For the week the Tigers saw seven first place finishes and four second place finishes, along with four provisional marks.

WICHITA, Kan. – Fort Hays State’s top two javelin throwers this season provided another great performance at the KT Woodman Classic at Wichita State. Estefania Lopez took home first place and hit a provisional mark with a throw of 151 feet, 4 inches, while Alexcia Deutscher hit a provisional mark and claimed fourth place with a toss of 140 feet, 11 inches. Neither improved on their best marks of the season as Deutscher has a mark of 149 feet and Lopez holds the top mark in the nation with a toss of 176 feet, 5 inches.

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Fort Hays State women claimed six first place finishes at the UNK Invitational on Saturday, along with four second place finishes.

Kelly Wycoff turned in three first place finishes at the UNK Invitational, which included the 400 meters (56.67 seconds), 200 meters (24.83 seconds). She teamed with Lindsay Shupe, Yanoudji Diarra and Amber Forbes in the 4×100 (48.32 seconds) for another win.

Selam Bell improved her provisional mark in the pole vault with a second-place finish, vaulting a height of 12 feet, 2 inches. That effort tied her for the 20^th on the national performance list. Courtney Geiger earned a provisional mark in the discus with a throw of 149 feet, 8 inches to finish seventh in the event. She was one of seven Division II throwers in the event that reached the provisional mark.

Shea Bonine added a first-place finish for the Tigers in the 800 meters (2:21.16) and Peri Lange picked up the win in the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.63). Bonine added a runner-up finish to her day when she was second in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:45.36.

As a team the Tigers swept the top three spots in the 5000 meter run. Yessenia Gonzales led the way with a time of 19:46.23, followed by Lisa Penner (20:11.84) and Keagan Davis (20:26.18) rounded out the top three.

Forbes also turned in a second place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 25.55 seconds. The final Tiger to reach the podium on the day was Lauren Roberts who picked up a third place finish with a time of 4:47.96 in the 1500 meter run.

Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Lawrence, Kan., where they will compete at the Kansas Relays Thursday and Friday (Apr. 20-21).

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KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State men’s track and field turned in a solid showing on Saturday (Apr. 15) participating in the UNK Invitational. As a team the Tigers claimed 10 first and second place finishes, which included five of each. The Tiger men claimed six provisional marks overall, four of which were new season bests.

TJ Dozier picked up a pair of provisional marks in the hammer throw (187 feet, 1 inch) and the discus (172 feet, 3 inches) respectively. He finished second in both events. Both throws were his best of the season as he now sits 11th on the national performance list in the discus and 30th in the hammer throw.

Kolt Newell won the high jump with his best effort of the season at 6 feet, 9.5 inches. He upped his provisional mark and now has the 12th best jump in NCAA Division II this year. Brett Meyer also picked up a provisional mark by winning the 800 meters in a time of 1:51.75, the 15th fastest time in the country so far. Dillando Allotey won the 200 meters and posted a solid provisional time of 21.18 seconds, just .04 seconds shy of his best provisional mark of the season. He currently ranks ninth in the nation in the event. Sam Dreiling also hit a provisional mark in his runner-up finish in the pole vault. The vault for Dreiling came in at 15 feet, 7.25 inches, but was not his best of the year after clearing 16 feet, 1.25 inches earlier this season.

Rounding out the first place finishers for the Tigers were Oscar Carmona in the 1500 meters (4:04.95) and Reed Rome in the 5000 meters (16:09.20).

Allotey also picked up a second place finish in the 400 meters (48.27 seconds) and then teamed up with Keith Dryden, Colson Reames and Jacob Reames for a second place finish at in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:24.94.

A handful of FHSU men’s athletes competed at the KT Woodman Classic, hosted by Wichita State, but there were no provisional marks gained at that meet.

Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Lawrence, Kan. where they will compete at the Kansas Relays Thursday and Friday (Apr. 20-21).

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball split a conference doubleheader for the second straight day, this time with Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Apr. 15). Like Friday, the Tigers took game one by one run, 2-1, but then fell in the second game 7-4. FHSU is now 13-37 overall, 6-18 in the MIAA, while NWMSU went to 24-16 overall, 13-7 in the MIAA.

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Game 1: Fort Hays State 2, Northwest Missouri State 1
Game one of the doubleheader blazed along, finishing in just 57 minutes. Hailey Chapman came out on the good end of a 2-1 pitcher’s duel, as the defense behind her played excellent.

Game 1 Highlights

Northwest Missouri State pitcher Taylor Blackford peppered the strike zone consistently throughout the game and had a perfect game through four innings with the Bearcats up 1-0. In the fifth, though, she ran into trouble by hitting Veronica Knittig to start the inning. Claudia Vazquez pinch ran and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tess Gray. With two outs, Bailey Boxberger broke up both the no-hitter and shutout with a rocket RBI double over the center fielder’s head. A batter later, Kylie Strand untied the game with an RBI single to left center field.

That was all Hailey Chapman needed in the circle as she kept the Bearcats off balance enough throughout the contest. Despite giving up two well-placed doubles and a run in the first inning, Chapman allowed just three hits the rest of the way for her eighth win of the season in a complete game effort. She walked just one and struck out two in her complete game effort.

Blackford moved to 11-5 on the season with the loss for NWMSU. Other than Fort Hays State’s two timely hits in the fifth, she allowed just three hits overall, while striking out three. She threw just 49 pitches for the game.

Game 2: Northwest Missouri State 7, Fort Hays State 4
Most of the scoring in game two occurred late as the Bearcats and Tigers were tied 1-1 through four innings. NWMSU took the lead 2-1 in the fifth on Fort Hays State’s first error of the entire weekend. Lily Sale looked a runner back to third on a ground ball, but threw wide of the first base bag, allowing the run to come into score.

Game 2 Highlights

Hailey Chapman got the nod in the pitching circle once again after throwing 88 pitches in game one. She continued to hold the Bearcats relatively quiet until the sixth inning when she did not get the benefit of a couple borderline pitches. It looked as though she might have had strike three to the first batter of the inning, but was ruled a ball and the batter proceeded to double. Later in the inning with the bases loaded and two outs, she fell behind in the count 3-1 and did not get the benefit of a borderline call on the inside corner, walking in a run. Following that, Kaitlyn Weis doubled in three more runs and instantly made the score 6-1 in favor of NWMSU.

The Tigers did not go down without a fight and took advantage of two Northwest Missouri error in the bottom of the sixth to plate three runs. Bailey Kennedy singled home two runs and Lily Sale singled home one to make it 6-4.

The Bearcats picked up an insurance run in the seventh with a triple and single to lead off the inning, but the Tigers still threatened in the bottom of the seventh. FHSU batters were not fooled at all by Weis, who relieved Holly Posegate the final two innings. Veronica Knittig led off the inning with a double, but well placed fielders helped NWMSU escape trouble in the seventh. Tess Gray hit a missile back up the middle snared out of the air by Weis in the pitching circle for a tough-luck first out. Bailey Boxberger grounded a ball up the middle and just beat the off balance throw of the second baseman at first to put runners on at first and third. Collette West, who had an RBI single early in the game, tagged a ball on a line to right field, but lucky for NWMSU it was right at the fielder for the second out. Kylie Strand then grounded out to short to end the game.

Posegate picked up the win for the Bearcats, moving to 10-6 on the season. She allowed one run on five hits with one strikeout. Weis allowed three unearned runs in relief for the Bearcats on four hits. Chapman took the loss for FHSU, throwing her second complete game of the day. She allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits and four walks with a strikeout. Sale, Knittig, and Boxberger all had two hits in the game.

The Tigers play a non-conference doubleheader with Newman University on Wednesday (Apr. 19) in Hays. Start time is set for 3 pm.

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball split a conference doubleheader with Missouri Western on Friday (Apr. 14) at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers edged the Griffons 5-4 in the first game, with a Bailey Boxberger home run making the difference, then fell in the second game 14-3 in five innings. The Tigers are now 12-36 overall, 5-17 in the MIAA, while the Griffons went to 29-15 overall, 9-9 in the MIAA.

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Game 1: Fort Hays State 5, Missouri Western 4
Fort Hays State never trailed and hung on for a one-run win in the first game of the doubleheader. The Tigers led by three before holding off the Griffons late for the win.

Game 1 Highlights

FHSU took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-RBI single to the left center gap by Tess Gray. MWSU cut the lead in half by manufacturing a run in the second.

The Tigers pushed their lead back to two at 3-1 when Gray recorded her third RBI of the game with a well-placed single just over first base down the right field line.

A leadoff walk cost the Tigers in the fourth inning, allowing the Griffons to pull back within one. But, the Tigers got the run back in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double by Bailey Kennedy. In the fifth, Bailey Boxberger delivered the decisive run of the game with a laser shot home run over the left field wall, making the score 5-2.

The Griffons threatened with a two-run homer in the sixth, but later in the inning Tiger starter Hailey Chapman was able to keep the game from getting tied. She induced a groundout to shortstop to leave a runner at third base and the score at 5-4 in favor of FHSU.

In the seventh, the first runner reached base for the Griffons on a hit-by-pitch, but three weak pop ups on the infield gave Chapman a complete game win. She allowed five hits, walked three, and hit four batters, while striking out four to pick up her seventh win of the season.

Four of the five runs allowed by Griffon pitcher Kenzie Hilzer were earned. She allowed seven hits and three walks, while striking out eight. She moved to 14-6 overall with the loss.

Game 2: Missouri Western 14, Fort Hays State 3
Missouri Western scored 11 runs over the first three innings and ran away with a 14-3 run-rule win. The Griffons hit four home runs in the game, accounting for half of their runs, including two by Sydney Washington.

Game 2 highlights

The Tigers had a chance to pull even or take a lead in the first inning by loading the bases, down only 1-0 at the time. But a strikeout ended the threat and then MWSU went on to plate four runs in the second and six in the third to build an 11-0 lead.

The Tigers scored their first run in the fourth inning on a wild pitch. Down 14-1 in the fifth, a Collette West double to the left center gap plated two runners in a bases-loaded situation.

Barbara Billingsley picked up the win for MWSU. She moved to 15-9 on the season. Two of her three runs allowed were earned. She surrendered eight hits and two walks, while striking out five.

Carrie Clarke took the loss for FHSU. She threw four innings, allowing eight runs on 14 hits and a walk with one strikeout. Lexie Kimminau logged and inning and allowed six runs on four hits, a walk, and a hit batter.

The Tigers play another conference doubleheader at home on Saturday (Apr. 15) when they host Northwest Missouri State at noon.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Fort Hays State baseball team couldn’t keep pace with the Missouri Western Griffons Friday afternoon in game three of their series, falling 8-1. The Tigers made seven errors in the contest, their most in a game in over four years (2/17/13 vs UCM).

The Tigers fall to 9-29 this season and 2-23 in league play, while the Griffons improve to 21-17 overall and 18-10 in the MIAA.

Missouri Western jumped in front early, tagging starter Justin Hersch (0-2) for four runs (two earned) over the first two innings. Ryan Ruder then came on in relief, not allowing a hit until the fifth inning. The home side added three unearned runs in that inning before tacking on one final run in the seventh.

The Tigers got one run back in the top of the fourth when Jake Lanferman led off with a bunt single. Trevor Hughes crushed a double to left center two batters later, driving in Lanferman and trimming the deficit to 4-1.

Ruder turned in a solid outing out of the pen, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk over five innings of work. The freshman struck out two Griffon batters. Cole Schumacher finished things off by retiring the Griffons in order in the eighth.

Nick Hammeke was the lone Tiger to pick up multiple hits, finishing 2-for-4. Altman went 1-for-3 with a double, with Ty Redington recording the final base knock for FHSU.

The Tigers will be back in action at Larks Park next week when they host Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Fort Hays State baseball team dropped both ends of Thursday’s (April 13) road doubleheader against Missouri Western, falling 14-5 in the opener before coming up short in the nightcap, 12-2.

Game One: Missouri Western 14, Fort Hays State 5
The Tigers fell behind early and were never able to recover in the opener. The Griffons scored four runs in the first and added three more in the third to jump out to a 7-0 lead. Fort Hays State battled back to close within 7-5, but the home team doubled its score by the seventh inning to win 14-5.

Trailing 7-0, Cody Starkel opened the Tiger rally with a leadoff double in the top of the fifth. After a pitch hit Marcus Altman, Starkel came around to score on a single to left from Jace Bowman. Later with two outs, Colton Helm loaded the bases with an infield single, bringing up Nick Hammeke. The senior came through with a base knock to left field, scoring a pair. Trevor Hughes kept things rolling with a solid single to right, scoring Helm from second.

After Fort Hays State batted around in the fifth, Starkel was once again the first Tiger to step up to the plate. The freshman squared up a pitch and sent it sailing over the fence in left center, trimming the Griffon lead to two.

Ben Ramberg (0-8) took the loss after surrendering nine runs on 10 hits over 5.1 innings on the mound, striking out two. Starkel finished 2-for-4, including his third home run of the season. Altman went 1-for-3 with a double, the only other extra-base hit for the Tigers. Hammeke turned in a 2-for-5 day at the plate, driving in two runs. Bowman collected two hits, driving in one run and scoring another.

Game Two: Missouri Western 12, Fort Hays State 2 (8 innings)
The Tigers took an early lead in game two, but the Griffon offense took over in the late innings. Tiger starter Sam Capps (2-4) kept MWSU at bay during the early going, allowing three runs over the first six innings.

Fort Hays State jumped in front 1-0 in the top of the second after Jace Bowman led off with a triple to center. Dayton Pomeroy then lifted a deep fly ball to left, scoring Bowman on the sacrifice. After the Griffons knotted the score at one in the bottom of the second, neither team added to the tally until an MWSU home run in the fifth. The home team then added five runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to reach the 10-run threshold.

The Tigers picked up another run in the eighth inning when Marcus Altman led off with a double down the left field line. The freshman came in to score on a two-out single from Clayton Basgall, trimming the deficit to 8-2 at that point.

Capps turned in a line of 6.1 innings pitched, allowing five runs on nine hits while striking out three. The Tigers managed seven hits as a team, with three coming from Altman. Nick Hammeke was 2-for-4 with a triple.

The teams will wrap up the series Friday with a 1 p.m. first pitch.

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State men’s basketball head coach Mark Johnson announced the signing of Nyjee Wright for the 2017-18 season on Thursday. A native of Wichita, Kan., Wright is currently a senior at Derby High School. He finished as one of the top scorers in the school’s history.

A 5-foot, 10-inch point guard, Wright had a big senior season averaging 20.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. He buried a career-best 51 3-point field goals for the season as well. With his performance, Wright earned Kansas Class 6A All-State Second Team honors by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA), Topeka Capital Journal, and Wichita Eagle. He will compete in the KBCA All-Star Game this summer. He was also named to the All-State, All-Classes Top 30 by Sports in Kansas. As a junior in 2015-16, he was an All-State Second Team selection in Class 6A by Sports In Kansas, a Third Team selection by the Topeka Capital Journal, and an honorable mention selection by the Wichita Eagle.

Wright finished with 1,120 points in his career at Derby, second on the school’s all-time scoring list. He saw a big increase in his scoring production the last two years of high school. After averaging 7.6 and 7.5 points per game his first two years, Wright averaged 16.4 points as a junior, then 20.5 as a senior. Over 86 career high school games, he averaged 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. His best numbers in both of those categories happened as a senior, pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game and dishing out 4.4 assists per game.

“We are very excited to have Nyjee sign with our program,” said Johnson. “He is a person of good character and a good student, the type of player we want in our program. He has been coached well under Derby head coach Brett Flory and we look for Nyjee to make a big impact on our program in the years to come.”

Wright will once again team with FHSU guard Aaron Nicholson. Entering his third year with the Tiger program, Nicholson was a teammate of Wright’s at Derby High School.

HAYS, Kan. – Due to potential inclement weather over the weekend in St. Joseph, Mo., the Fort Hays State baseball team has adjusted its schedule with Missouri Western. The teams will now play a doubleheader on Thursday before wrapping things up with game three on Friday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. both days.

The Tigers open the series 9-26 overall and 2-20 in the MIAA while the Griffons come in 18-17 this season and 15-10 in league play.

Missouri Western leads the all-time series with the Tigers, 24-18, including a 13-6 record in games played in St. Joseph, Mo. The Tigers are 8-15 against the Griffons under head coach Steve Johnson. MWSU has won the last four games in the series.

Jake Lanferman has been swinging the bat well of late, hitting .455 with seven RBI over the last nine games. Ty Redington has hit in 15-straight games, the longest streak for a Tiger this season, batting .386 over that span (22-for-57). Nick Hammeke and Lanferman are the best hitters for FHSU away from home, both tallying a .317 batting average on the road. Hammeke has recorded nine doubles and two home runs in away games this season.

Missouri Western is batting .295 as a team, with Bailey Zimmer leading the way with a .398 batting average, fourth-best in the MIAA. Logan Marston has clubbed seven home runs this season, good for 10th in the league. The Griffon pitching staff ranks fourth in the league with a 4.48 ERA, led by Nate Hunter’s 2.50 mark through 50.1 innings this season.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team wrapped up play at the 2017 Central Region Spring Preview Tuesday (April 11), finishing 19th with a two-round team score of 678. Hannah Perkins was the top individual for the Tigers, placing 35th with a 161.

Arkansas Tech hosted the event at Rivercut Golf Course, a par-72, 5,911-yard layout. Twenty-one teams from the NCAA Division II Central Region competed in the event, including eight from the MIAA, seven from the GAC and six from the NSIC.

Perkins improved her score by five strokes between rounds, firing an 83 on day one before finishing with a 6-over 78 on day two. Taylor DeBoer led the Tigers after round one, finishing at 10-over 82. The freshman turned in an 83 in round two, placing 59th with a total of 167. Madison Roether finished in 86th with a 174 (86-88), while Kelsey McCarthy signed for rounds of 89 and 87 (176) to finish 89th. Quillen Eichhorn rounded out the FHSU lineup, placing 92nd with a score of 178 (90-88).

Northeastern State took the team title with a total of 615, while Ebba Moberg, a RiverHawk, was the individual champ after posting a 145 (72-73).

The Tigers will be back out on the course in two weeks when they head to Kansas City, Mo. for the 2017 MIAA Championships. The three-round tournament is being held at Swope Park Golf Course April 24-26.

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KEARNEY, Neb. – The Fort Hays State baseball team dropped a mid-week MIAA contest to Nebraska-Kearney Tuesday evening, 6-4. The Tigers dip to 9-26 this season and 2-20 in the conference while the Lopers improve to 12-23 on the year and 5-17 in league play.

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Game Highlights

Both sides were gifted chances all evening, with the Tigers giving up six free bases on walks or hit by pitches and UNK making five errors in the field. Though the Tigers outhit UNK 8-6, FHSU was unable to capitalize on enough opportunities, leaving nine runners on base.

The Tigers grabbed an early lead after Jake Lanferman beat out an infield single in the top of the first. Trevor Hughes drove him in with a two-out double to center later in the inning.

The Lopers responded in the second, tying the score at one before grabbing a 4-1 lead with a trio of runs in the third. FHSU answered right back, plating two runs in the fourth to close within one. Cody Starkel led off with a single before moving to third on a base knock from Cody Basgall. Dayton Pomeroy followed with an RBI groundout, plating Starkel. Basgall then came in to score when Bryce Witchurch reached on a throwing error, closing the gap to 4-3.

Fort Hays State then knotted things up at four with another run in the top of the fifth. Lanferman reached on another infield single before swiping second base, his 12th steal of the year. Hughes came through with another two-out base hit, singling to left field to drive in Lanferman.

UNK bounced back with runs in the sixth and the seventh, holding the Tigers scoreless over the final four innings to win 6-4.

Austin Weiser (0-1) took the loss after giving up one run in his longest outing of the season, scattering two hits and one walk across four innings of work. Making his first start as a Tiger, Zac Rothert worked into the third inning, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks in two-plus innings on the bump. Easton Palmer finished things off for the Tigers, tossing the final two innings and giving up one run on one hit.

Lanferman finished the day 3-for-4 with two runs scored, his fourth multi-hit game over the last five contests. Ty Redington extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the third inning. Trevor Hughes went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

The Tigers will now travel to St. Joseph, Mo. to face off with Missouri Western in a three-game series beginning Thursday.

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State softball dropped a pair of games to MIAA-leading Central Oklahoma on Tuesday (April 11). The Tigers played six strong innings in game one only to give up five runs in the seventh inning, falling 7-2. That outburst propelled the powerful Broncho offense to a 14-0 victory in game two. The Tigers now sit at 11-35 on the year and 4-16 in the MIAA, while the Bronchos improve to 36-8 overall and 16-4 in the conference.

Game 1: Central Oklahoma 7, Fort Hays State 2
Tiger starter Hailey Chapman got things going with two solid frames in the circle, striking out the side in order in the first before following that up with another one-two-three inning in the second.

The Tigers struck for the first run of the game in the home half of the second thanks to a solo shot off the bat of Tess Gray. Not only did the homer put the Tigers out in front 1-0, it tied the freshman catcher with teammates Candace Bollig and Veronica Knittig for the team lead with 22 RBI on the year.

The lead did not last long, however, as the Bronchos tied things up at one on a Tiger error in the third inning.

FHSU regained the lead in the fifth when they used some small ball to manufacture a run. Bailey Boxberger led off the inning with a four-pitch walk before Claudia Vazquez came in to pinch-run at first. Kylie Strand followed with a perfect bunt out in front of the plate, beating out what was going to be a sacrifice bunt. Jeni Mohr then advanced the runners to second and third with a successful sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. The Tigers then chose to lay down a bunt in the third-consecutive at bat, with leadoff hitter Bailey Kennedy placing the ball to the right of the pitcher. The throw came home but had no chance to beat Vazquez, completing a perfectly executed suicide squeeze.

The Bronchos once again evened the score in the following half inning, tying the game at two. With the bases loaded, a sharp single off the bat of Ashleigh Tramel plated a run. The third base coach attempted to send another runner home on the base knock, but Kennedy charged hard on contact and threw a strike to the plate, nailing the go-ahead runner.

The upset from the Tigers would not come to pass, however, as the best offense in the country woke up for five runs in the seventh inning. Fort Hays State would go down in order in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Bronchos a 7-2 victory.

Chapman (6-19) pitched all seven innings for the Tigers and looked outstanding over the first six frames. She ended the day giving up six earned runs on nine hits, five walks and nine strikeouts.

Game 2: Central Oklahoma 14, Fort Hays State 0 (5 innings)
Central Oklahoma opened the nightcap right where they left off in game one, plating seven runs in the first inning. Tiger starter Carrie Clark struggled in the circle out of the gate, failing to record an out after facing five batters. Chapman entered the game in relief and allowed two more runs in the frame, one of which was unearned. The Bronchos then scored seven more runs over the next three frames before being shutout in the fifth.

The Tigers could not get anything going offensively, scattering six hits over five innings. Kennedy led the way with two knocks, including a double, while Knittig, Gray, Strand and Mohr all recorded singles.

Clarke (5-12) took the loss in the circle for the Tigers. After reentering the game with two outs in the fourth, she ended with a stat line of 1.1 innings pitched, giving up five runs (four earned), with one walk and one strikeout. Chapman tossed two innings more innings in game two, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits, also recording one walk and one strikeout. Lexi Kimminau also made a relief appearance, tossing 1.2 innings and surrendering six runs (three earned).

The Tigers will continue their home stand this Friday when they square off with Missouri Western for a pair of games beginning at 2 p.m.

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