Box Score 1 | Box Score 2             Missouri S&T used a pair of four-run innings late in each game to sweep Wayne State in a non-conference baseball doubleheader played Saturday afternoon in Rolla, Missouri as the host Miners won low-scoring battles 4-1 and 5-3.  Missouri S&T is now 8-3 on the season while WSC drops to 7-4.
            The opener saw the host Miners score four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to post a 4-1 win over the Wildcats.
            The game was a pitcher's duel between starters Jackson Shelburne for Wayne State and Missouri S&T's Ethan Morrow.  Shelburne allowed just a lead off single to start the game and held the Miners hitless until the sixth inning.
            Wayne State opened the scoring with a run in the top of the fifth inning without a hit.  Cam Madsen walked, moved to second on a balk, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 WSC lead.
            The score stayed 1-0 until the big sixth inning by the Miners, who recorded four runs on four hits to rally for the 4-1 win.
            Missouri S&T had five hits in the game to just three for WSC, all singles.  Carter Thomas, Dylan Jutze and Kaden Young each singled.
            Shelburne (1-2) suffered the hard luck loss in a strong outing, allowing just two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts.  Junior reliever Jacob Kneifl worked the final 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on two hits.
            The second game saw the Miners used a four-run sixth inning to take control of the contest for a 5-3 win over the Wildcats to complete the sweep.
            WSC took a 1-0 lead in the second as Quinn McCafferty walked and scored on a Braden Cannon groundout.
            The Miners tied the score in the fourth with one run and used a four-run sixth inning with three hits and two Wildcat errors to take a 5-1 advantage.
            The Wildcats got two runs back in the seventh as Alex Calabrese walked and later scored on a fielder's choice by Colin Lynam while the second run was scored by Cade Lynam when he walked and scored on a Miners' error to make the score 5-3. 
            Wayne State could not rally in the eighth or ninth innings as Missouri S&T closed with a 5-3 win.
            Missouri S&T outhit WSC in the game 9-5.  Five different Wildcats had singles in the game – Cade Lynam, Chase Douglas, Trey Wells, Kaden Young and Cam Madsen.
            Reliever Kadyn Van Hill (0-1) was tagged with the pitching loss in 2 1/3 innings of work, allowing four runs (all unearned) on three hits.  Starter Nathan Anderson worked 3 1/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Alex Calabrese pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while Josh Kilzer worked a scoreless eighth inning.
            Wayne State and Missouri S&T conclude their four-game series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. with a nine-inning game.