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Big middle innings propel Outlaws past TimberHogs

Published by Lucas Davis
Big middle innings propel Outlaws past TimberHogs

 

The Joplin Outlaws scored six runs in the middle innings on the way to a 7-4 win on the road against the Piney Woods TimberHogs.

With the game tied at 1s, Joplin scored twice in the fifth and four more times in the sixth to take a 7-3 advantage. 

Keaton Anderson earned the win after allowing four runs on six hits and four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Jack Haag took the loss after allowing seven runs, four earned, on five hits in six innings.

Mark Ross II was the top bat at the plate for Joplin, hitting a solo homer to center in the second inning before connecting for a three-run bomb in the sixth inning to boost the lead to 7-1. Ross finished with two hits, four RBI and three runs scored in the win.

The Outlaws are atop the Mid-America League standings with a 26-9 record, having won eight of their last 10.

Joplin is on the road for a twinbill at Piney Woods scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8 p.m tonight.