The big innings continued on Sunday as Missouri Southern batted around in the bottom of the first and went on to defeat the Truman Bulldogs 20-4 for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon.
Truman will open up the home season next Friday when they host the University of Central Missouri at 2:00 p.m.
Steven Rose had a pair of doubles while Jared Hahn and Daniel Jewett ran their hitting streaks to five games however it was a 10-run first inning that quickly put a damper on things as the Lions took the sweep in the four-game series.
Dane Kolkmeyer delivered the big blow with a grand slam in the first as he hit .600 for the series with two home runs and 11 RBIs.
Rose had a double in the first and a two-run double in the fourth and Zak Larkin reached base all three times with a double, single and a hit-by-pitch.
Ethan Stenger (1-0) tossed six innings with five strikeouts for Southern while Paul McMahon (0-2) lasted just a third of an inning.
Courtesy Truman State University
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