HAYS, Kan – The Missouri Western baseball team (26-21, 18-15) swept Fort Hays State (13-34, 5-28) with a 13-5 win on Sunday afternoon.

Missouri Western wasted little time in getting the brooms out for the sweep as it scored six runs in the first inning. MWSU added three runs in the third inning with an RBI single from Fahd Shakeel and a two-run home run from Brooks Day. The Griffons added a run in the eighth inning and finished with three runs in the ninth. 

Ryan Smith pitched three innings and struck out four of the nine batters he faced to earn his first save of the season. Smith played the game’s first six innings in left field before his relief appearance. He also recorded a hit and scored a run for MWSU.

NOTABLES

• Nine different Griffons recorded a hit in the game
• MWSUs outhit FHSU 15-6
• Casey Danley and Brooks Day combined to go 5-for-9 with six runs scored and three RBIs
• Levi Schreiner was 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and run scored
• Bailey Zimmer and Dusty Stroup combined for five RBIs

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts Nebraska Kearney, for the last regular season series of the season, on Friday, May 4. Game one of the series is set for 7 p.m. at the Spring Sports Complex.

— MWSU Athletics —