Last weekend the Hornet baseball team went 1-2 against Pittsburg State University at Pittsburg in a double-header on Friday and a single game on Saturday.

In the first game of the double header on Friday, the Hornets got off to a bit of a rocky start, as the Gorillas took the lead early, scoring seven points to the Hornets two by the third inning.  

The Hornets came back in the fifth inning, scoring seven points and closing the score gap. However, this was not enough to hold off the Gorillas, who plunged ahead to take the win in the ninth inning with a final score of 12-15.

The Hornets fought hard again in the second game of the double header, but could not pull ahead, and the game ended 2-5 in favor of the Gorillas.

“The most exciting part was how we battled,” said Mason Leclair, junior left handed pitcher. “We got down in game one and never quit, we didn’t win (in the second game) but it was good to see that we don’t care what the score is.” 

The third and final game was played the following day. This time the Hornets again fought long and hard, and came out on top.  

This was another low scoring game, as the Hornets scored two thirds of their total points in the third inning, making the score 2-0. 

Pitt State responded in the fifth inning, scoring one run, and the Hornets also put up one final run in the top of the ninth for a final score of 3-1.

“The team is molding well. It is hard to be geling when we’re not winning as much as we would like,” said Mack Gowing, senior left fielder. “We know we have it in us, so it will only be a matter of time before we get on a roll again.”

The Hornet men will be back in action this weekend against Minnesota Duluth at the Trusler Sports Complex. The first pitch of the weekend will be thrown at 12 p.m. on Saturday.