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Box Score

JOPLIN, Mo. (Mar. 21, 2016)-- A rocky start torpedoed the University of Wisconsin-Parkside baseball squad's chances of an upset against the nation's 19th-ranked squad on Monday night, suffering a 16-3 setback to host Missouri Southern State University at Turner Field.
 
The Rangers (3-9) opened the game by pushing a cross a pair of runs in the top of the first inning before the 19th-ranked Lions (16-5) responded with a deluge of runs in the bottom of the frame, pushing across 13 to seize the lead.
 
Three walks surrounded by a fielding error allowed visiting UW-Parkside to plate Zach Thompson to open the scoring in the first before Jake Kolasinski made it 2-0 after touching home plate on a wild pitch.
 
MSSU tacked on single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings while a Kyohei Makita solo home run in the fifth inning closed the scoring in the seven inning non-conference tilt.
 
Nick Janssen ended the night with two of the Rangers' four hits, finishing two-for-two at the plate while also drawing a walk.
 
Connor Cunningham took the loss on the mound while his counterpart Sean Goostree netted the win, tossing four frames and striking out six. UW-Parkside's Dylan Tye closed the game with two innings of scoreless relief, allowing no hits while striking out two in the fifth and sixth innings.
 
The Rangers are back in action tomorrow night, taking on Rockhurst University in a neutral site non-league clash in Overland Park, Kansas.