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Jimmy Fouse
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Dallas Baptist DBU 18-11, 3-0 MVC
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Winner Missouri State MSU 19-10, 4-0 MVC
Dallas Baptist DBU
18-11, 3-0 MVC
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Final
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Missouri State MSU
19-10, 4-0 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Baptist DBU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Missouri State MSU 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 8 0

W: Knutson,Jordan (5-1) L: Gaither, Ray (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots Drop Opener at Missouri State, 5-1

THE LEAD
DBU starter Ray Gaither put together the longest outing from a Patriot starting pitcher on the season, but his six innings of work went for naught as Missouri State (19-10, 4-0) scored in four different innings to outlast DBU, 5-1.  The Patriots (18-11, 3-1) did not record a hit in the contest until the sixth inning and were unable to put together a real threat against Bears' starter Jordan Knutson, who struck out a career-high 13 batters on the night at Hammons Field in Springfield, Missouri.
 
As the Patriot offense struggled to get anything started against Knutson, the Bears plated single runs in both the second and third innings off Gaither. Both runs came with two outs in the respective frames, one on a home run by Blake Graham and the second on a soft single to left field after a leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt.
 
The Bears added to their lead with a two-run homerun from Justin Paulsen in the fifth inning before DBU finally cracked the scoreboard against Knutson. With one out in the sixth inning, DBU recorded their first hit of the game when Jameson Hannah belted his seventh homerun of the season, a solo shot to left center that made the score 4-1.
 
Jimmy Fouse came on in relief of Gaither to begin the seventh inning and gave up a solo homerun to the first batter he faced to extend the lead to four. Fouse settled in from there to strand a runner and complete the inning with no further damage. Sean Boyle threw a scoreless eighth inning in his sixth appearance on the year.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU was 0-for-9 with runners on base.
- The Patriots have dropped back-to-back games for just the second time this year.
- Two hits are the fewest hits by DBU in a game this season.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
7 - Ray Gaither struck out a season-high seven batters.
4 – Four of Missouri State's runs came on three home runs hit by the Bears.
2 – Missouri State's first two runs were scored in two-out situations.
 
UP NEXT
DBU will face Missouri State in game two of the series on Saturday at Hammons Field.  First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
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