Box Score Southern Arkansas 15 Wayne State 5 (7 inn.)

            Southern Arkansas used a five-run fifth inning followed by a six-run seventh inning to defeat Wayne State College 15-5 in seven innings Saturday evening at the Alpine Fresh 4 HIM Baseball Classic in Cleburne, Texas.  The Muleriders improve to 3-0 with the win while WSC drops to 1-1.
            After Southern Arkansas opened the scoring with one run in the first, WSC tied the score with a single run in the second inning on a Bryce Bisenius solo homer.
            The Muleriders came back with two runs in the second and another in the third for a 4-1 lead.
            WSC trimmed the deficit to 4-3 with a pair of runs.  Travis Baily laced a two-run double to left field scoring Jake Lemar (walk) and Bisenius (error).
            Southern Arkansas broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning to take a 10-3 advantage.
            The Wildcats scored their final two runs in the top of the seventh on RBI singles from Peyton Barnes and Andrew Hanson.
            A six-run seventh inning by Southern Arkansas made the final score 15-5.
            Wayne State had six hits in the game by six different players.  Bisenius had a solo homer followed by Baily with a two-run double.  Hunter Babe and CJ Neumann each doubled while Barnes and Hanson each recorded run-scoring singles.
            Junior lefthander Aaron Ras (0-1) suffered the pitching loss, allowing four runs on four hits over 2 2/3 innings of work with five strikeouts and three walks.
            Five other Wildcats saw action in relief.  Ryan Obrecht worked 1 1/3 innings while Ryan Petersen and Trenton Frerichs each pitched one inning.  Dylan Emanuel faced three batters in the seventh followed by Mitch Gullikson closing out the game on the mound.
            Wayne State will face Oklahoma Panhandle State Saturday evening at 8 p.m. in the final round robin game for the Wildcats at the Alpine Fresh 4 HIM Classic in Texas.