March 8, 2025 – Emporia State baseball scored eight runs in the first four innings and got a strong start from
Seth Stover to pick up the 8-2 win over Hillsdale on Saturday afternoon.
Emporia State fell behind Hillsdale in the opening frame, as the Chargers used a leadoff double to take an early 1-0 advantage over the Hornets. In the bottom of the first, responded with two runs without tallying a hit as three walks and a pair of hit batters gave Emporia State the 2-1 lead heading to the second.
Following a scoreless second frame from Stover, the Hornets would double their total as Emporia State got RBI from
Logan Myers and
Noah Steele to make the score 4-1. The Chargers were retired in order in the third and RBI from
Andy Pacheco and
Brady Unrein bolstered the lead to 6-1.
In the fourth, Hillsdale was aided by an error to grab a second run against Stover, but the Hornets capped off the scoring in the bottom half on RBI hits from
Cooper Schwindt and
Dominic Felix to make the score 8-2.
The score remained 8-2 over the final five innings as
Seth Stover pitched through the seventh before making way for
Graeme Rios to tally the final six outs.
Emporia State had nine hits, including three from
Dominic Felix and two from
Cooper Schwindt while Schwindt and
Noah Steele each had two RBI of their own.
Seth Stover picked up his first win of season as he allowed two runs and just one earned in 7.0 innings while recording three strikeouts.
Graeme Rios pitched two scoreless frames while striking out three batters.
The Hornets will wrap up their weekend in St. Louis on Sunday, March 9 as they take on Maryville. First pitch against the Saints is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
