The Wayne State baseball team salvaged a win in its three-game road weekend series at No. 25 Minnesota State, coming home with a 9-5 win Saturday in Mankato, Minn.
The Wildcats took control early with a three-run first inning, thanks to RBI singles by Kyle Thompson and Peyton Barnes and an RBI triple from Andrew Hanson.
The Wildcats added three more in the third with RBI singles by Barnes and Jake Lamar, while Travis Miller was hit by a batter with the bases loaded to make it 6-0.
Doubles by Bryce Bisenius and Hanson made it 7-0 in the fourth, and after the Mavericks got within 7-5, the Wildcats added two more in the seventh on an RBI double by Barnes and an RBI single by Lemar.
Bisenius was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored to highlight a 15-hit attack. Barnes was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Hanson had two hits and two RBI while Lemar and Miller each had two hits.
Cade Hermann improved to 4-0 on the season with 4 2/3 innings of work.
Wayne State (29-12, 20-8 NSIC) is back home for a Wednesday doubleheader with Concordia-St. Paul at 1 p.m. at the Chapman Complex.
