SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury's offense and Gage Hayes led the Panthers to a 15-3 run-rule win over William Jewell in the opening game of Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play.
 
After an inning-ending double play in the top of the first, Drury's offense went into an explosion. Carter Wambach started the scoring with a sac fly to score Wyatt Morgan. Cannon Stuckey had a two-RBI single to score Jackson Crider and Gabe Russell. The Panthers held a three-run advantage after one.
 
The Panthers scored one in the second then poured three more on in the third. A Hesston Gray single scored Connor Bain started the scoring. Luke Matschiner tripled to score Gray followed by a Wyatt Morgan single to score Matschiner.
 
Connor Bain grabbed the first of three homers the Panthers had in the game in the fourth inning to put Drury up 8-0.
 
Jewell got on the board in the top of the fifth with two runs. Drury responded to those runs with five of their own including a Jackson Crider home run.
 
The Cardinals scored once more in the sixth followed by a Landon Willbrand homer and a Bain RBI single to end the scoring at 15-3 in the seventh inning.
 
Every Panther who had an at-bat recorded either a hit or an RBI, paced by Jackson Crider, who extended his hit streak to 14, with four hits.
 
Gage Hayes threw a complete game allowing three runs and striking out eight. Hayes moved to 3-0 on the season with the win.
 
Drury will play games two and three of the four-game series against Jewell tomorrow starting at 1 pm at Mark Worley Field at Meador Park.
 
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