SAUGET, Ill. – The MSOE baseball team capped off their weekend with a shutout victory over Central College. The Raiders allowed just five hits while striking out twelve, eight coming from Eric Williamson.

RESULTS
MSOE RAIDERS – 6
 
Central - 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Williamson took the mound to start the game for MSOE (5-3, 0-0 NACC) and held Central (4-5, 0-0 American Rivers) to just four hits in the first four innings. The Raiders first run on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Camden Hoier brought Ben Sullivan in on an RBI groundout. Jake Franks continued to showcase his power, blasting a two-run home run in the fifth, making it 3-0 midway through.
• The Raiders' bullpen continued to dominate as Jaiden Delaney and Max Babich each tossed a scoreless inning to keep the Dutch off the scoreboard. The Raiders blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth, putting up three runs to make it 6-0. Graiden Liethen shut the door in the top of the ninth, sealing the shutout.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Jake Franks – 1 for 4, 2 RBIs, 1 Run, 1 Home Run
• Camden Hoier – 2 for 3, 1 RBI

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders head to Kentucky next weekend for a three-game series with Transylvania University. Saturday, March 7^thwill see two games with a single game the following day.

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