SIU Edwardsville 5, at Kansas State 14

MANHATTAN, Kan. (Interstat) — Bear Madliak homered twice and drove in four runs, Ty Smolinski went a perfect 4-for-4, and the Kansas State Wildcats erupted for eight runs in the first two innings to power past the SIU Edwardsville Cougars 14-5 on Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats (8-3) overwhelmed the Cougars (5-9) early, erasing a five-run deficit before many in the crowd of 2,114 had settled into their seats. The offensive barrage backed a mixed outing from starter James Guyette, who earned the win despite allowing all five SIUE runs over six innings of work. He struck… Read more...