MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Interstat) — Randy Seymour homered three times and drove in six runs as Michigan State overpowered Central Michigan 19-8 on Tuesday afternoon at Bill Theunissen Stadium.

The Spartans pounded out 19 hits. Seymour hit a solo homer in the third, a three-run blast in the fourth and a two-run shot in the sixth. Khamaree Thomas and Dayton Murphy each added four RBIs for Michigan State.

Cole Prout led Central Michigan with a home run and four RBIs. The Chippewas scored four times in the first inning but could not keep pace.

Five Michigan State relievers combined for 6 1/3 scoreless innings after the third. The Spartans improved to 8-15, while Central Michigan fell to 9-12.