Rockhurst suffered a pair of one-run losses to Truman State on Tuesday in Kirksville, Missouri. The Bulldogs won the first game, 8-7, in seven innings and rallied to win the second game, 8-7, in nine innings.

Game One: Truman State 8, RU 7
Truman scored five runs in the first and held off a late Rockhurst rally. Freshman Cole Wagner hit a three-run triple as the Hawks scored four runs in the seventh. 

• Hoyt Bennett and Wagner led the RU offense with three hits apiece. Bennett drove in two runs with a pair of run-scoring singles.
• Tommy Kraus and Malik Stevenson each posted two hits.

Game Two: Truman State 8, RU 7
The Bulldogs scored four runs in the final two innings, capped by a walk-off single in the ninth. Rockhurst scored five runs on five hits in the eighth to take a 7-4 lead.

• Michael Laudando led the Hawks with three hits and three RBIs.
• Stevenson, Adonis Forte and Bennett combined for six hits and two RBIs.

Up Next
The Hawks (10-8) host Northwest Missouri State on March 22.