STATE DIVISION I ROUNDUPS

ASUN MISSOURI STATE 11, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 10

Nick Rodriguez’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 14th inning lifted Missouri State to a marathon victory at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., on Friday evening.

UCA (3-2) led 9-6 through seven innings, but a two-run triple by Missouri State center fielder Spencer Nivens pulled the hosts within a run, and he scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 9-9, ultimately sending the game to extra innings.

Kolby Johnson — who finished the day 2 for 5 with 3 RBI — put UCA up 10-9 in the top of the 13th with a solo home run, but Missouri State ( 3- 2) immediately answered with a sacrifice fly to extend the game.

Mason Griffin suffered the loss for UCA, striking out one in the bottom of the 14th but allowed two hits and a walk to the other three batters he faced. SUN BELT

ILLINOIS STATE 6, ARKANSAS STATE 2

Three Illinois State runs in the top of the ninth inning gave the Redbirds a cushion as they held off Arkansas State on Friday night at Tomlinson Stadium in Jonesboro.

Illinois State (3-2) scored single runs in the second and third innings off Red Wolves starter Tyler Jeans before a Blake Burris solo home run in the sixth made it 2-1.

Redbirds first baseman Daniel Pacella launched a solo home run in the top of the eighth, but ASU (3-2) countered with a Wil French RBI groundout to score Allen Grier and make it a 3-2 game.

But the Red Wolves would get no closer, going three up, three down in the bottom of the ninth with a pair of strikeouts.