SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Pittsburg State topped Drury on Tuesday evening in Springfield at Mark Worley Field, 5-0. The loss drops Drury to 18-14 and moves Pitt State to 23-7.
 
Nick Panagos got his first career start against the Gorillas, and they crossed the plate two batters into the game. Pitt State was aggressive in the box and on the base paths, scoring three runs and stealing two bases in the first inning.
 
The Panthers picked up their first hit of the game in the second on an infield single from Connor Bain. The hit was one of six for Drury in nine innings.
 
Wesley Laaker shut the Gorillas down for two innings, followed by Cody Bahl, who went two innings and gave up one run in the fifth.
 
Drury had their best opportunity to score in the sixth with a leadoff double from Wyatt Morgan. The Panthers would go down three straight to follow Morgan and leave him stranded.
 
A homer in the top of the ninth ended scoring giving Pitt State the 5-0 win.
 
Carter Wambach had two hits leading Drury. Hesston Gray, Wyatt Morgan, Connor Bain each tallied one. Jackson Crider went 0-4 with four strikeouts, ending his 29-game on-base streak. Nick Panagos was the pitcher of record, falling to 1-1. Kade Biellier and Brady Childs had a combined four strikeouts of the six the Panthers had all day.
 
This was Drury's first game this season where they had not scored a run and the first time since March 2, 2024, in another 5-0 loss, that one to Augustana.

The Panthers return to Mark Worley Field on Saturday with one game against UMSL starting at 6 pm.
 
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