Fort Hays State stranded 14 runners on base in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association baseball tournament championship game on on Sunday, falling 7-1 to No. 5-ranked Central Missouri.

The Tigers had 12 hits in the game, but could not find ways to push runs across in key moments. FHSU finished its season at 29-24 overall.
Central Missouri opened up its lead to 4-0 in the fifth with three runs as they finally got to FHSU starter Shawn Lewick, who was working on short rest.

Lewick lasted 4 2-3 innings, scattering eight hits and he struck out four. Lewick allowed four runs and took the loss, finishing 7-5 on the season.
Kyle Leroy pitched the remainder of the game for FHSU, going 3 1-3 innings. He allowed a run in the seventh and two in the eighth. He surrendered seven hits, one walk, and struck out one.
Fort Hays State picked up its only run of the game in the seventh on a Mace Krol fly ball to right field that was just short of leaving the park on the warning track. Sheldon Howell scored from third on the sacrifice fly.
Kyle Jackson moved to 7-1 on the season for UCM with the win and Aaron Baker picked up his second save of the season in three innings of relief.
This was the first MIAA baseball championship game appearance for FHSU since joining the conference in 2006-07.