Central Missouri was held to just six hits as they fell 11-2 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Central Regional to St. Cloud State.  The Huskies put up three runs in the third inning to take an early lead. The Mules would battle back cutting the lead to one run by the seventh inning. SCSU would finished with eight runs over the final two innings to close out the victory.

For the Mules John Oropeza was one for four with a runs scored. Kevin Gratza also went one for four and added an RBI. Barrett Noirfalise was one for four and scored a run. Trevor Jones went two for four while Jon Cotter added a run driven in.

Central Missouri will play Friday at 12 p.m.