April 2, 2026 – Emporia State homered three times in a six-run first frame on their way to a 19-4 run-rule win over Newman on Thursday from the Trusler Sports Complex.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hornets needed just four batters to score four runs, as
Logan Myers and
Evan Abbott reached to leadoff the game before scoring on a blast to right field by
Frankie Santiago to put the Hornets ahead 3-0.
Noah Steele followed Santiago's long ball with one of his own as the Emporia State lead grew to 4-0.
Brady Unrein singled and then came around to score on a two-out home run by
Dylan Brisbois to cap the six-run first inning.
Seth Stover made the start on the mound and despite a two-out single, the lone hit he allowed in the game, pitched a scoreless first inning.
Both teams went scoreless in the second before the offense resumed for Emporia State with a solo home run by
Brady Unrein and a sac fly by
Logan Myers to extend the lead to 8-0.
The second big inning of the game came in the top of the fourth, with Emporia State matching their second-highest single inning total this season by scoring nine runs. The Hornets used four hits, five walks, two hit batters on their way to a 17-0 advantage over the Jets.
Emporia State's final two runs came on a
Dominic Felix home run in the fifth and on an RBI from
Brady Unrein in the seventh.
Newman scored a pair of runs in each of their final two at-bats before the Hornets sealed the 19-4 run-rule win in game one of the series.
A LOOK AT THE STATS
Five different Hornets recorded a home run while nine different players recorded a hit in the game.
Brady Unrein went 6-6 at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored on his way to 11 total bases in the game.
Seth Stover tossed five shutout innings on the way to his fifth win of the season.
UP NEXT
Game two of the series between the Hornets and Jets is slated for a 12:00 p.m. start on Friday, April 3 from the Trusler Sports Complex.
NOTES
Brady Unrein's six hits are the most in a single game in the Division II era for Emporia State. It also matches the MIAA single game record that was most recently recorded by John Prudhom of Central Missouri on April 30, 2022.
Brady Unrein tallied 11 total bases, the most since
Noah Steele recorded 11 against Maryville on March 7, 2025.
Logan Myers' walk in the second inning was the 89th of his career which tied Pete Villaescusa for eighth in program history.
