PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg State baseball team opened its three-game MIAA series against Northeastern State University with a 5-2 victory on Friday at Al Ortolani Field.
The Gorillas (6-1, 3-1 MIAA) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning and never trailed in the contest. Pittsburg State added a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth inning to make the early lead stand out.
David Henderson improved to 3-0 on the season by allowing just two runs over 7.0 innings of work. He scattered five hits and registered five strikeouts. Nick Brown recorded the final four outs to pick up his second save of the season.
Ryan Kovan and Greyson Pinkett scored two runs apiece for Pitt State, while Adam Theis went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
T.J. Mullin (0-2) took the loss on the mound for NSU (3-2, 2-2 MIAA).
The two teams will wrap up their three-game MIAA series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
