WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 28, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball completed a three-game sweep of Fort Hays State Sunday afternoon with a 13-3 win. It was the second-straight seven-inning win for the Mules who move to 32-12 this season, 22-8 in the MIAA.

Play-by-Play
• The Mules scoring started with an infield single from Mason Janvrin. He stole second and third and came in to score as the throw to third sailed into left field.
• Luke Lucas got the first seven Tigers out, but ran into trouble in the third. Four straight singles tied the game at 1-1.
• The score stayed that way until the fourth when the Mules picked up four RBI hits to score four runs. Michael Sinks, Josh Schumacher, Donovan Ditto and Zak Whalin all had run-scoring hits in the frame.
• From that point on, the Mules never trailed. They put up another four-spot in the fifth, this time all in one big swing. UCM loaded the bases with nobody out and Cole Taylor sent a big fly deep to right for a grand slam and a 9-1 Mules lead.
• Fort Hays added a pair in the seventh on a ground out and an RBI double.
• Central Missouri though ended it in the home half of the inning scoring four more. Sink and Schumacher all had RBI hits before Mason Janvrin's long single down the right field line went off the glove in the glove of the right fielder to score two.

Mules Stat Leaders
• Cole Taylor finished 1-3 with a grand slam and four RBI.
• Mason Janvrin picked up three hits including the game winner. He also drove in two, scored a run and stole two bases.
• Josh Schumacher knocked three hits, all doubles, in four at bats with a pair of RBI. 
• Michael Sinks drove in two runs on two hits and scored twice.
• Erik Webb collected a pair of hits.
• Luke Lucas started and went the first five innings. He allowed a run on four hits with five strikeouts. 

For the Tigers
• Jared Maneth had two hits and scored a run.
• Marcus McDaniel, Caleb Egan, and Cody Starkel all had a hit and an RBI.
• Tanner Smith started and allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 11 hits with four strikeouts.

News and Notes
• Erik Webb and Mason Janvrin each extended their reached base streaks in the first inning. Webb is now at 43 while Janvrin pushes his to 44.
• Josh Schumacher has picked up at least two hits in his last six games.
• Schumacher's three doubles are the most in a game for UCM this season.
• Luke Lucas has thrown five innings and allowed one run in all three of his starts this year.
• The Mules scored 48 runs in 23 innings this series.
• Central Missouri has won eight of their last nine games. They've also won 11 straight against Fort Hays State
• Mason Janvrin's two steals give him 31 this season, matching his total from a year ago. 

Up Next
• The Mules finish up the regular season with a three-game set next weekend on the road at Missouri Western, May 3-5.