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Billings, Mont. – The Yellowjackets inconsistencies continue as they drop their final two games Sunday in the Metrodome Classic. MSU Billings lost 11-6 and 7-3 in their Sunday double-header against Missouri Southern State University.
 
Game 1: MSSU 11 MSUB 6
 
The Lions scored the game's first run in the bottom of the second as Thomas Wilson singled through the left side to bring Will Wagner home. MSUB countered in the top of the third as Brody Miller's double brought Bryce Todd and Orrin Pyrah in. Austin Rue also scored in the third to give the Yellowjackets the 3-1 lead.
 
After Missouri Southern scored in the bottom of the fourth, the turning point in the game came in the bottom of the fifth as the Lions scored seven runs with four being earned. Missouri Southern held the 9-3 advantage entering the top of the sixth.
 
The Yellowjackets cut the lead down to 9-4 as Drew Fosnes scored on Colter Sternhagen's sac fly to centerfield. Missouri Southern's offense remained strong as they drove home two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to take an 11-4 lead into the final inning.
 
MSU Billings last efforts brought two runs as Todd and Colby Robison crossed home, but the Jackets would not be able to score any further runs as they dropped their third game of the season.
 
In total the Yellowjackets finished with nine hits and six runs batted in. Fosnes went 3-4 with one run and one run batted in on the day. Mack Unruh was credited with his first loss of the year as he pitched 4.1 innings finishing with four strikeouts while allowing eight hits. Brad Birch had a strong day in the field with eight putouts and zero errors.
 
Missouri Southern's Sam Ryan finished 3-4 with two runs. Payton Walker and Kanon Hoover split time at the mound and combined for six strikeouts while facing 29 batters.
 
Game 2: MSSU 7 MSUB 3
 
MSUB fell behind early as the Lions scored two runs in the bottom of the first; but the Yellowjackets evened the score at the top of the third with Miller and Robison crossing home off a Loran single to right center.
 
Will Wagner scored on a wild pitch for Missouri Southern; with Tee Helsel and Shaun Hoover also crossing,  as the Lions took the 5-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth. MSUB came within two of the opposition in the top of the fifth when Robison scored his second run of the day off Unruh's single to left field.
 
Missouri Southern halted the Jackets momentum, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth. MSU Billings had one hit and two left on base in the top of the seventh as Unruh and Birch struck out swinging and Miller flied out to centerfield.
 
Bobby Ragasa made his first start of the season and registered three strikeouts while only allowing four hits facing 14 batters in 3.2 innings of work. Robison finished 3-4, scoring two runs; and Loran had a team high seven putouts.
 
“Today was very similar to yesterday in that we were victims of the big inning again,” stated head coach Rob Bishop. “Offensively we had several good individual performances but not enough collectively to get the job done. This series has definitely given us an idea where we should focus our attention in practice for the next few weeks leading up to conference play.”
 
Next on the Jackets agenda is a trip to Grand Junction, Colo. to compete against Colorado Mesa University Feb. 15 – 17.