FORT SMITH, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Baseball was shut out in the series opener Thursday against Northwest Missouri State, as the Lions fell, 9-0, to the Bearcats at Crowder Field.
Eli Gilreath pitched into the seventh inning, allowing seven runs on seven hits with three strikeouts. Spencer Bass and Colby Morrow each threw 1.1 innings in relief.
The Lions tallied just four hits on the afternoon and had their best scoring chance in the fifth. Infielder Shelby Anders led off the inning with a single but was then thrown out at the plate on a two-out double by designated hitter Connor Earleywine.
Infielder Quinton Borders and outfielder Nick Mazzola had the other two hits for the Lions.
The teams will now conclude the series Friday with a doubleheader starting at noon.