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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rolla, Mo. - Juan Hernandez snapped a 12-12 tie with his third hit and fourth RBI of the day, a run-scoring double as the Missouri Southern Lions defeated the Missouri S&T Miners 14-12 Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 17) in Rolla, Mo. Carter Lance came on in the bottom of the ninth of a 12-12 game and retired two consecutive hitters to strand the bases loaded. Lance then retired the Miners in order in the bottom of the 10th to earn the victory. Skyler Rawlins gave the Lions an early lead with a solo homer in the top of the first inning. The Lions added three more in the third on RBI singles from Zach Caldwell, Rawlins and Shayne Hoke to jump ahead 4-0. The Miners scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third before the Lions threatened to blow the game open with three in the fifth and four more in the sixth for an 11-2 lead. Derek Ezell and Hernandez each had two-run singles to key the fifth and sixth innings for the Lions (13-10, 6-4 MIAA). The Miners (6-15) jumped right back into it in the bottom of the sixth as the first four hitters reached safely before Eaf Redden cleared the bases with a three-run double as part of a six-run inning for MST. Redden drove in another run in a two-run seventh inning for the Miners that made the score 11-10. The Miners then scored an unearned tally in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score. Caldwell led off the ninth with a single for the Lions and then scored on a base hit by Jacob Taylor to briefly put the Lions on top again before the Miners tied it again in the bottom of the ninth with another unearned run. Caldwell and Taylor each went 4-6 on the day for the Lions. In addition to Hernandez' four RBI, Rawlins, Taylor and Ezell each drove in two runs. The Lions will resume MIAA action with a four-game weekend series against Fort Hays State on Friday night (Mar. 20) at 5 p.m. at Joe Becker Stadium.
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