St. Louis, Mo. – Missouri Baptist baseball earned their 31^st win of the season and a sweep of Hannibal-LaGrange with the 16-5 trouncing on Monday.
 
Masen Palmier was on the hill to start the game for MBU, beginning the game with two quick strikeouts and a one-two-three inning. His team backed him with some run support in the bottom of the first with two runs.
 
In the bottom of the third, the Spartans found two more runs thanks to two Trojan errors. The offense continued to produce in the fourth. After Drew Brooks scored on DeShawn Lookout's RBI single, Mason Washington plated three more with a home run over the left field fence. The Spartans led 8-0 after four.
 
While the offense continued their impressive series, Palmier continued to deal quietly through five innings. The sophomore ran into some trouble in the sixth though. Hannibal-LaGrange plated their first two runs of the game on three hits and one Spartan error.
 
Overall, Palmier struck out eight batters, surrendered seven hits, and gave up two earned runs over six innings of work.
 
The Spartan offense continued to push runners across the plate toward the end of the game. A total of eight runs scored in the fifth and the sixth innings. Mason Washington led the charge on Monday going 3-for-3 with a home run and six RBIs.  
 
Anferney Hoeve and Josh Sieglitz were brought in to close out the game in the seventh. The Spartans defeated the Trojans 16-5 in the seven-inning short game victory.
 
The season continues in a Friday doubleheader against Lindenwood-Belleville at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.