WICHITA, Kan. — The Newman baseball team had a tough loss when they took on No. 8 Emporia State at home Thursday 7-1. The Jets were looking to bounce back after a tough loss finishing up their series with the Tigers of Fort Hays State.

KEY SEQUENCE

The Jets (1-3) were going into the sixth with the Hornets (4-4) up 2-1, with a pitching change for the Jets looking to keep it a one-run game. ESU's Brian Grove would come up with two runners on and ahead in the count, the second baseman got a well-placed pitch, homering to right field and giving the Hornets a six-run lead and later the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-In the top of the second, the Hornets would get on the board first when Tate Kastens would fly into right field for a sacrifice fly scoring Mason Brown the team was now up 1-0.

-Newman would be next in the third, as Easton Herring started it off right for the team, getting a 2-2 fastball and lifting it over the fence in right center tying the game at one.

-In the top of the fourth, Emporia would get back in the scoring column when Mack Gowing doubled down the right field line, scoring Trevor Turner and Brown, and the score was now 3-1 going into the later innings of the game.

-Entering the sixth the score remained 3-1. The Hornets had a runner on second with one out when Garrett Francis singled to right center, scoring Turner and giving the Hornets a 4-1 lead. Later in the sixth, the Hornets would get some more run support from Grove when he homered to right field scoring Gowing and Francis and giving the Hornets the 7-1 lead and the six-run victory.

NOTES

-Infielder Brian Canfield had a good game at the plate going 2-for-4, this coming after the infielder was awarded the conference hitter of the week for his performance in the team's first series.

-With Herring's home run the Jets are now tied for second in the conference that category in the early part of the season.

NOTES

The Jets head to Emporia this weekend to finish the series with the Hornets, beginning Saturday afternoon.