COLLEGE BASEBALL: Hillcats stay red-hot with 4 dominant wins, push streak to 16
Behind explosive offensive innings, standout pitching performances and multiple run-rule victories, the No. 15 Hillcats went a perfect 4-0 over the past week. Rogers State baseball extended its winning streak to 16 games, tightening its grip atop the MIAA standings.
RSU 13, UCO 6 A lightning-quick 5-run opening inning gave Rogers State all the momentum it needed in a 13-6 victory Tuesday over Central Oklahoma at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Jake Mitchell sparked the offense with a 2-for-4 performance that included 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored and a walk. Trevor Spainhoward added 2 hits and a double, while Luis Fuentes and Nathan Gutierrez also recorded multihit outings.
On the mound, Damon Anderson-Wolf earned the win with 5. 2 strong innings. The Hillcats struck immediately in the first.
Kade Goeke singled and later scored alongside Sammy Harris on Mitchell’s RBI single. Spainhoward then doubled home a run, and Zak Nelson followed with an RBI single to cap a 5-run surge and a 5-0 lead. UCO answered in the second as Wyatt Yetter doubled before Cade Mills drove in 2 runs with a double to cut the deficit to 5-2.
RSU extended its lead in the fifth when Mitchell singled to bring home Andrew Ramirez, then added another in the sixth as Fuentes scored on a Broncho error. Andres Contreras crossed the plate on a fielder’s choice in the seventh to make it 8-2, though UCO responded with 2 runs, including an RBI double by Gage Gilchrist, trimming the margin to 8-4. The Hillcats put the game away in the ninth with another 5-run inning.
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