KENNESAW, Ga. (Interstat) — Brant Kragel drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run double as Missouri State defeated Kennesaw State 6-4 on Thursday at Fred Stillwell Stadium. The Bears improved to 33-18 overall; the Owls fell to 25-28.

Kragel’s second-inning homer capped a six-run outburst that gave Missouri State an early lead. Carter Bergman and Curry Sutherland added solo home runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Kennesaw State answered in the fourth on RBI singles by Shamaar McDuffie and Chris Cole, and Jackson Chirello’s two-run homer in the eighth drew the Owls within two.

Missouri State managed seven hits to Kennesaw State’s 11, but the Bears’ pitching staff held the Owls scoreless after the fourth-inning rally. The game was the final of a three-game Conference USA series between the teams.