Hornets Drop Midweek Tussle

The Emporia State baseball team scored the last five runs of the game but couldn’t come from behind in a 9-7 loss at Washburn on Tuesday.  Washburn scored eight in the middle three innings of the game and tacked on one in the seventh for a 9-2 lead, but the Hornets responded with a Patryk Hernandez grand slam in the eighth.  Jackson Truman drove in a run on a single in the 9th thanks to an Ichabod error.  ESU had the go-ahead run at the plate but struck out twice to end the game.  Opener Seth Stover was solid giving up just one hit in his two innings.  Grant Huffman (0-1) allowed four runs with two walks.  Andrew Rantz finished 3-for-3 for E-State.  The regular season wraps up Friday with a three game set against Newman.  First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m.  Pregame coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. on Mix 104.9.  Listen online at KVOE.com