Owls outslug Bears 12‑6 in Conference USA clash

KENNESAW, Ga. (Interstat) — Cooper Williams homered and drove in four runs to lead Kennesaw State to a 12-6 victory over Missouri State on Saturday afternoon at Fred Stillwell Stadium. The Owls (25-26) collected 15 hits while the Bears (32-18) had 13. Trenton Lyons went 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Charlie Jones added a three-run homer and Williams also singled in a run as Kennesaw State broke a 6-6 tie with five runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Missouri State’s Taeg Gollert homered and finished with four RBIs, including a sacrifice fly, and Jax Ryan also homered. The Bears made two sacrifice flies. On the mound, Peter Jezerinac tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts for Kennesaw State, while Brody McNiel struck out one in 1 1/3 hitless innings for Missouri State. The Owls snapped a two-game skid after dropping the first two games of the series.