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April 24, 2013-Emporia State earned a split with Northeastern State at the Trusler Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon. The Hornets won game one 3-2 before falling 6-1 in game two.
The Hornets got on the board first in the matinee when Aaron Rea doubled and Eric Dawson singled him home. The RiverHawks answered with a run in the third to tie the score.
Emporia State took the lead back in the fourth when Todd Schultz hit a sacrifice fly to score Todd Reller. Blake Sturgeon led off the fifth with a double and would eventually come home on a squeeze bunt by Dawson.
Northeastern got a run back in the top of the sixth to pull within 3-2 before Keith Picht came in to end the threat. He worked a scoreless final 1.2 innings to pick up his fourth save of the year.
Dawson was one for two with two RBI while Sturgeon, Rea and Reller all scored runs for the Hornets. Dakota McKaskle went 5.1 innings to get his sixth win, allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts.
Emporia State scored in the first inning of game two when Dawson doubled in Rea but that would be the extent of their scoring. Northeastern State tied it in the top of the second on the first of Kyle Singleton's three home runs. He added a solo shot in the fifth and a two run homer in the seventh.
Dawson was two for two with an RBI and reached base four times in the nightcap.
Emporia State will play the final regular season series this weekend at Central Missouri. The Hornets are currently in third place in the MIAA standings with a two game lead over both Missouri Southern and Central Oklahoma.
