Box Score By Kevin Farr
Murray State Sports Information
Back in the friendly confines of The Ranch for the first time in more than three weeks, the Murray State Aggies celebrated the homecoming in style with a 14-1 non-conference rout of Rose State College on Tuesday afternoon.

Coach Sam Bjorling's squad improved its record to 20-21 for the season and will continue the homestand on Friday with the start of a three-game league series with Northern Oklahoma College Enid.

After spotting the Raiders a 1-0 lead in the opening stanza, Murray State reeled off 14 unanswered runs while ending the contest early on the run rule as well as snapping a four-game skid.

The Aggies grabbed the lead for good with a pair of tallies in the bottom of the first, cashing in Andrew Tinsley and Ethan Rone doubles. That's how it remained into the fourth frame as starting hurler Brance Garrett tossed four strong stanzas, yielding the one run on four hits as well as striking out two.

An eight-run eruption in the bottom of the stanza proved to be decisive. Trevin Pettigrew had the only extra base hit of the inning with a double with Rone, Wilbert Espinal, Austin Haley and Brennan Morgan all contributing singles.

They added two more one frame later with singles from Haley and Rone. Two Rose State defensive miscues along with three free passes accounted for the Aggies' final two runs.

Rone wrapped up the game with three hits and two batted in with Haley posting two hits and three RBI along with Espinal's two hits and one batted in. Tinsley, Trace Necessary, Morgan, Ty Chaddrick and Pettigrew finished with one hit apiece.
 
Conner Smeltzer fired two innings of one-hit scoreless relief with Shepard Hall twirling the final stanza.