Box Score WINTER HAVEN, Fla. --- Second-ranked Minnesota State scored all 15 of its runs in the final four innings to cruise to a 15-2 victory via the 10-run rule over Alderson Broaddus in the Mavericks' finale at the Russ Matt Invitational played at Lake Myrtle Field.
 
The Purple and Gold improve to 12-3 on the year, while the Battlers move to 6-6 overall.
 
After three scoreless innings, MSU pushed across a run in the top of the fourth inning when senior Mike Andries (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) drew a bases-loaded walk. The Mavericks poured it on in the fifth inning as senior Parker Sullivan (Rapid City, S.D.), senior Todd Standish (Brookings, S.D.) and junior Nolan Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.) all cranked consecutive RBI hits with Standish's being a double to the gap.  MSU cemented its seven-run inning and an 8-0 lead after senior Stetson Olson (Renton, Wash.) scored via a fielder's choice and freshman Kevin Kramer (Watkins, Minn.) clubbed a two-run double.
 
Freshman Hunter Harnisch (Lakeville, Minn.) collected his first RBI as a Maverick with a one-out single in the sixth, but Alderson Broaddus answered back with a run off a double steal in the bottom half of the inning.
 
In the seventh, the Mavericks added five more runs with RBI singles from Standish and Andries, a two-run base hit off the bat of Olson and a RBI double courtesy of freshman Eric Peterson (Eagan, Minn.). The Battlers notched a run of their own in the bottom half after a Maverick wild pitch to solidify the 15-2 final.
 
Senior T.J. Larson (Prior Lake, Minn.) picked up the victory to improve to 2-1 for MSU after fanning nine Battlers across four innings while scattering three hits and a pair of walks.  Sophomore Chris Boatto (0-2) took the loss for ABU surrendering six runs (three earned), five hits and a walk in addition to striking out five.
 
All in all, four Mavericks tallied multiple hits led by Standish who finished two-for-four with a double, two RBI and three runs; while Sullivan ended two-for-four with a RBI and three runs. Olson also went two-of-four with a pair of RBI and runs scored, and Kramer added two doubles, two RBI and a run in a two-for-five performance.
 
Minnesota State will return to action on March 22 with its home and conference opener against Southwest Minnesota State. The twinbill between the Mavericks and Mustangs is slated to start at 1:30 p.m., at the MSU Baseball Complex.