Box Score
Joplin, Mo. - Great pitching and timely hitting was the key for the SBU Bearcats as they take game three 4-3. The Bearcats used a three run sixth inning to take the lead and held on to move their record to 15-24 (9-17 MIAA) on the season.

The game saw Missouri Southern take the early lead, as the Lions scored once in the first and second inning. The Bearcats got their first hit in the second inning as Clint Jack doubled down the right field line with one out in the inning, but Southern would get out of the inning without giving up a run. 

After the Bearcats went scoreless in the first three innings, the Bearcats offense got on the scoreboard. After a two out base hit from Carl Schwettmann kept the inning alive, Jack then singled up the middle. This allowed Schwettmann to move to third still with two outs. Schwettmann then was able to score when Jack attempted to steal second but the Bearcats still trailed the Lions 2-1. 

After being held scoreless in the fifth inning, the bats of the Bearcats came alive by scoring three runs on four hits all with two outs in the sixth. The rally started when Andrew Meier singled up the middle. He would then be followed up by Hunter Hisky who also singled. This allowed Meier to move up to second base. After Hisky's base hit, Schwettmann singled to right field to score Meier and move Hisky up to third base still with two outs in the inning. After Schwettmann stole second, Jack hit a ground-rule double to right field, scoring both Hisky and Schwettmann to help the Bearcats take their first lead of the game. 

Missouri Southern would get one final run in the seventh inning as both Cory Dudley and Brandon Hatfield combined to shut the door on the Lions as the Bearcats won game three 4-3 and the series 2-1.

The Bearcats offensively were lead by Clint Jack who had 3 hits, which included the big 2 RBI double that gave the Bearcats the lead late in the game. Carl Schwettmann also contributed 2 hits as well as recording a RBI. Andrew Meier, Hunter Hisky, and Luke Winfrey all added a hit as well as SBU totaled 8 hits in the ballgame. 

Elias Czech earned the win with 7 strong innings only allowing 6 hits, 2 earned runs, and 7 strikeouts.

The Bearcats next game will be on the road on Tuesday, April 17th. As the Bearcats will play the final game of their series against Rockhurst University the game is set for 2:00 PM.