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The William Jewell College baseball team split a Great Lakes Valley Conference double-header on Wednesday at Rockhurst University winning game one 3-2 and falling 6-5 in game two. 

Drew Mitrisin (3-3) struck out three as the Cardinals claimed their second straight over Rockhurst 3-2.  Mitrisin allowed just two hits and two runs, pitching all seven innings.

The Cards took an early 1-0 lead thanks to a solo homerun from Clarke O'Dowd.  O'Dowd scored on a passed ball in the fourth to give Jewell a 2-0 lead.  Rockhurst then scored a single run in bottom of the fourth and tied things up with a single run in the bottom of the fifth. 

Jewell scored the winning run in the top of the seventh as Bryan Porting scored on another passed ball from Rockhurst to produce the 3-2 winning margin. 

Porting finished 3-3 with a run scored and O'Dowd finished 2-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. 

In game two, Jewell actually got on the board first thanks to RBI singles from Bryan Rezin and Vance Gorman.  Rockhurst scored in the first, second and third to take a 3-2 lead before Jewell scored two in the top of the fourth.

Rockhurst then exploded for three runs in the bottom half of the fourth to take a 6-4 lead.  Jewell closed the gap to 6-5 when Sam Morman scored on a throwing error in the top of the fifth. 

The Cards had a chance to tie the game in the top of eighth but Hunter Brown was thrown out at the plate trying to score from third. 

Rockhurst then held on for the 6-5 win. 

Chris Mancha started for Jewell and lasted only 2.1 innings before giving way to Devon Burrell.  Burrell (1-1) took the loss tossing 1.2 innings of relief giving up three hits and three runs. 

The Cardinals will be back in action on Friday and Saturday, welcoming in Missouri S&T for a four game weekend series.  First pitch on Friday and Saturday is set for 12:00 p.m.