The Emporia State baseball team scored 5 runs in the first inning but managed only 3 hits the rest of the game as Newman rallied for a 13-5 win over Emporia State.
Newman scored 5 runs in the 6th inning to take the lead and put the game out of reach with 4 runs in the 8th inning.
T.J. Racherbaumer drove in 2 runs with a single and Palmer Hutchinson hit a solo home run for the Hornets.
Newman scored 13 runs on 13 hits. They hit 2 home runs, a 2 run home run in the 5th and a 3 run home run in the 8th.
Emporia State and Newman play game 3 of the series Saturday afternoon in Wichita.