CLAREMORE, Okla. – Senior pitcher STUART SPRINGER's two-hit shutout Sunday led No. 19 St. Edward's to a doubleheader split versus Rogers State at the Diamond Sports Complex. The Hilltoppers won game one 1-0, before dropping game two 5-3.
 
St. Edward's (19-10, 6-2 Heartland) falls one game behind conference leader Lubbock Christian, while Rogers State (18-10, 3-5 Heartland) drops to sixth place in the conference standings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED Game 1 (St. Edward's 1, Rogers State 0)
W-Springer (5-0) L-Luce (3-3)

• Rogers State threatened to score in the second inning with a one-out double and two-out single to put runners at the corners.
• Springer coaxed a fly out to end the threat and keep the Hillcats off the scoreboard.
• St. Edward's received a gift in the fourth inning when ROMEO CORTINA reached on a one-out error by Rogers State.
• A double by GABLE WHITACRE and RBI-groundout from BLAKE ALEXANDER brought Cortina home with the only run of the game.
• Springer took it from there as the lefthander retired the final 12 batters of the game for his first career shutout.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED Game 2 (Rogers State 5, St. Edward's 3)
W-Bivens (5-1), L-Lawson (2-2), S-Huber (7)

• Rogers State pushed across three runs with the help of three walks and two hits in the first inning.
• Single runs by the home team in the third and fourth innings increased the Hillcat lead to 5-0.
• St. Edward's finally broke through in the fifth inning as Whitacre led off with his team-leading eighth home run of the season.
• Cortina brought the Hilltoppers closer with a sacrifice fly RBI in the sixth inning and an RBI-single in the eighth inning to cut the lead to 5-3.
• Hilltopper TJ GISELBACH led off the ninth inning with a single but was left stranded to end the game.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• Springer was outstanding, allowing two hits while striking out a season-high eight batters.
• The complete-game shutout by Springer was the first by St. Edward's since ERIC HESTER shut out Oklahoma Panhandle in 2016.
• Giselbach led the Hilltoppers going 4-for-7 at the plate.
• Cortina finished the day 3-for-6 with two RBI, while increasing his hitting streak to 11 games.
• St. Edward's increased its lead in the all-time series with Rogers State to 9-2.
• The loss in game two broke a six-game winning streak in the series by the Hilltoppers.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH ROB PENDERS
"Springer was simply outstanding in the first game throwing a complete-game shutout. In the second game, we got off to a rough start and this is a very difficult ballpark to have big innings in. We had a couple of chances to get back on top, but we couldn't get the big hit. Hopefully, the weather will avoid us tonight and we will be able to play again tomorrow."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's and Rogers State will finish the three game series Monday at 12 p.m. with a single game. Live video and stats will be available on GoHilltoppers.com
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #19 St. Edward's 1-3, Rogers State 0-5
Records: St. Edward's (19-10, 6-2 Heartland), Rogers State (18-10, 3-5 Heartland)
Attendance: 129
 
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