Southern Indiana 8, Missouri Western St. 1 (Mar 02, 2018 at Evansville, IN)
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Missouri Western St. 100 000 000  -  1  7  3      (5-9)
Southern Indiana.... 600 000 02X  -  8 10  0      (5-2)
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Pitchers: Missouri Western St. - Dwyre,Carson; Wiger,Chase(5); Richards,Kellan(5);
Carroll,Trever(7) and Miller,Michael. Southern Indiana - Krizan, Austin; Graham, Blake(8) and
Brown, Logan.
Win-Krizan, Austin(1-0)  Loss-Dwyre,Carson(2-1)  T-2:26  A-363

Next Game: Missouri Western State University; 3/3/2018 – 1 p.m.; Live Stats; Watch Live

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 16^th-ranked University of Southern Indiana baseball team scored six runs in the first and junior right-hander Austin Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) pitched seven strong innings as the Screaming Eagles defeated Missouri Western State University, 8-1, to start a three-game series Friday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI watched its record go to 5-2, while Missouri Western State went to 5-9.

The Screaming Eagles continue Saturday at 1 p.m. and conclude Sunday with a noon first pitch. Coverage for the games can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

After spotting the Griffons a first-inning run, the Eagles exploded for six runs in the bottom half of the frame to take command, 6-1. USI plated the six runs on six hits and took advantage of three Missouri Western State errors.

USI would seal the victory with a pair of runs in the eighth on an RBI-double by senior first baseman Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana) and an RBI-single by freshman shortstop Ethan Hunter (Terre Haute, Indiana). Gobert finished the game with a team-high two RBIs and three hits.

On the mound, Krizan (1-0) posted his first win of the year with seven strong innings of work. The junior right-hander allowed one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out eight.