Tennis: Season closer
The Emporia State men’s and women’s tennis seasons came to a close last Saturday, falling to Truman at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo. in the MIAA Tournament. The men lost 5-3 in their second straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and the women fell 5-1 in their fourth straight appearance.
The men’s team went 8-8 overall, 1-4 in the MIAA, 1-3 in the region and 3-1 at home.
The women’s team went 9-8 overall, 3-5 in the MIAA, 1-4 in the region and 4-1 at home.
Head Coach John Cayton and his current ESU players will host their fourth annual tennis camp presented by Wilson Racket Sports where players ages 8-18 will participate in a five day camp from June 22-26. Players will be staying in the ESU residence halls overnight and full-day campers will dine in the Lakeview Cafeteria.
Baseball on the road
The Emporia State baseball team went one and three on the road against Missouri Southern, winning the first game 5-2 and losing the last two games 11-12 and 7-11.
In game one, ESU was tied with MSSU 2-2 until the top of the eighth inning when catcher Mike Sharp hit a single to right center field to score two runners. Outfielder Caleb Williamson scored one more run with a fly ball out to right field.
In game two, the Hornets were ahead 11-3 in the seven inning game, until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Lions hit nine runs to take the lead.
Pitcher Diego Soto earned the loss in game two and is now 5-2 on the season.
In game three, ESU was down 11-2 until the top of the ninth inning where they made scored five runs but were unable to complete the comeback.
Pitcher Ben Graham lost his third game of the season, throwing 3.2 innings in game three.
The Hornets are now 39-9 overall and 25-6 in the MIAA and are looking to take the league title.
ESU will host their last regular season match up at home against Southwest Baptist.
Game one of the doubleheader will start at 4 p.m. May 1-2 at Trusler Complex.
Provisional Track Qualifiers
The Emporia State track team had five provisionally qualifying marks at the Sooner Invitational in Norman, Okla.
Connie Philips placed second and provisionally qualified with a 140-7 mark in the women’s javelin. Jaclyn Sill ranked fourth in this season’s Division II charts in the women’s 400m with a time of 55.77.
Sam Williams provisionally qualified individually in the 100m with a time of 10.59 and qualified in the 200m with a time of 21.23. William, Derwin Hall, Josh Schuler and Kenton Lonberger are all qualifiers in the 400m relay.
The Hornets competed yesterday and continue competition today in the MIAA Championships in Maryville, Mo. Brooke Kent, Justine Davenport and Kaylea Goff are performing for the women while Tony Granillo and Cole Davis are performing for the men.
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