Jackets Shut Out by Hilltoppers (3/12/06)
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AUSTIN, TX-  The Montana State-Billings baseball team dropped back-to-back games Sunday against St. Edward’s University, 8-0, and 9-0.  The loss drops the Yellowjackets to 0-14 overall and 0-10 in the Heartland Conference.  The Hilltoppers are unbeaten in the Heartland Conference early in the season at 6-0 and are 10-8 overall.

In the first game of the doubleheader the Jackets allowed the Hilltopppers a run in the second getting them on the board and then three runs each in the third and fifth innings rounding out the 8-0 win with a run in the sixth.  Nathan Herbig (Jr., Noxon, MT) took the loss and is 0-4.  Herbig allowed seven runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings.  Doug Longfellow (Jr., Lewistown, MT) was 1-for-3 hitting a triple.  Nick Hoskyn (Jr., Oelwein, IA) was 1-for-3 and Jake Samuelson (Jr., Helena, MT) was 1-for-2.  The Hilltoppers McKay was 3-for-4 with one run and three RBI.  Lozano earned the win allowing just three hits in five innings of work.

The Jackets showed bright spots in game two but were unable to keep it together allowing the Hilltoppers to score all nine runs in just two innings. Eight St. Edward’s players combined for the teams scoring effort and were led by Wood and McKay both going 2-for-4 with a run each and two RBI.  The Jackets were led by Kyle Pryor (Jr., Billings, MT) who was 2-for-3 and had one stolen base.  Luke Sansaver (Jr., Wolf Point, MT) also had a stolen base.  Chris Martin (Jr., Billings, MT) took the loss for the Jackets and is 0-4 on the season.  Martin allowed eight runs on nine hits.  Plant took the win for the Hilltoppers.

The Yellowjackets will round out their swing through Texas playing St. Edward’s again on Monday.  The first game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.  The Yellowjackets will then return home to begin a six-game home stand starting with Northwest Nazarene on March 17.  First pitch is 12:00 p.m. at Cobb Field.