Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Spring Hill College (SHC) baseball team won two Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) games over the Kentucky State University (KSU) Thorobreds by the scores of 19-6 and 12-1 at historic Stan Galle Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Thorobreds took a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st inning of the first game off a Grand Slam by first baseman Marshall Howard, but the Badgers rallied back to take a 6-5 lead with a four-run 3rd inning. KSU tied it up again at 6-6 in the 4th frame, but Spring Hill erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Senior starter Jackson Howard moved to 6-0 on the year with five innings of work that included six hits, five walks and six strikeouts. Josh Dunn (2-4) took the loss for KSY in three innings with eight hits, seven walks and three strikeouts.

The second game saw Stephen Douglas (4-1) pick up a complete-game victory with just three hits allowed, four walks and 10 strikeouts.  Cornell Brown (3-1) took his first loss of the year with a complete-game in which he surrendered 17 hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

At the plate, SHC had 34 hits on the day led by senior right fielder Taylor Eads with six hits and five RBIs including a two-run homer in the first game. Senior designated hitter Ryan Stevens had just one hit, but it was a Grand Slam in the first game and he netted six RBI on the day. Sophomore shortstop Thomas Smith ripped his first home run of the year in the nightcap to wrap up a five-hit, five RBI afternoon and centerfielder Garrett Webb added five hits with two RBIs.

For KSU, second baseman Kyle Clark had two hits, a run scored and a run driven-in.

The Badgers (19-9, 10-0 SIAC) will wrap up this series with the Thorobreds (7-14, 6-5 SIAC) in a single game on Sunday at Stan Galle Field beginning at 12 p.m.