The Misericordia University baseball team opened a three-game series with Centenary with a 6-4 win, Friday afternoon.

Mike Murphy, Chris Messa, Jamie Philippi and Nate Newman all had two hits for the Cougars while Mike D'Amara drove in two runs.

The Cougars grabbed an early 5-1 lead and added an insurance run in the eighth inning after Centenary scored three times in the seventh.

Kevin Gilmore went 6-1/3 innings for the win while Cody Hack worked 2-2/3 innings of scoreless relief to notch the save.

Misericordia will travel to Centenary for a doubleheader, Saturday.