EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Kris Hokenson drove in six runs with three home runs Saturday as Murray State defeated Evansville 12-5 in a Missouri Valley Conference game at Charles H. Braun Stadium. The game started in the afternoon and ended in the evening.

Hokenson went 3 for 5 with a three-run homer in the third inning, a two-run blast in the fifth and a solo shot in the ninth. Conner Cunningham also homered and Parker Airhart added a homer and two RBIs. Daylan Pena doubled in two runs.

Murray State jumped ahead 12-4 after three innings and never trailed. Reese Oakley pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out three. The Racers finished with 15 hits.

Evansville scored four runs in the second inning, including RBIs from Cooper Rhodes, Ryan Seddon and Charlie Longmeier. Seddon added a sacrifice fly in the third. The Purple Aces managed six hits. Parker MacCauley allowed one earned run in four innings.

Murray State improved to 30-25 overall. Evansville fell to 20-31.