CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Jimmy Hawksworth went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBI, and Bryce Haney tossed five shutout innings as Wabash cruised to a 15-0 nonconference victory over Hanover on Wednesday at Birdzell Field at Goodrich Ballpark. The game was called after 6½ innings due to the 10-run rule.

Wabash (10-22) pounded out nine hits and drew 14 walks while committing no errors. Hanover (14-18) managed just two hits and committed one error as the Panthers cycled through seven pitchers.

Haney (2-1) earned the win, scattering two hits over five innings with three walks and one strikeout. Reliever Ethan Kimmerle finished the final two innings, allowing no hits and no walks while striking out one. Together, the two faced just 25 batters in the combined two-hit shutout.

Hanover starter Wyatt Rowe (0-1) took the loss, giving up three hits and five runs — all earned — in 2.2 innings. He walked three and struck out three.

The Little Giants were held scoreless in the first inning but broke through for three runs in the second. Parker Smith walked and Bradley Gilliam was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch before Hawksworth doubled to right center to drive home two runs. After Hawksworth advanced to third on a balk, Aiden Ramsey lofted a sacrifice fly to deep center field to make it 3-0.

Wabash tacked on two more in the third. Ben Henke walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gilliam singled to shallow right field to score Henke from second base. Gilliam stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Miles Cvelbar then singled to left field to plate Gilliam, pushing the lead to 5-0.

The floodgates opened in the fourth inning as Wabash erupted for six runs. Kade Buecher walked, and after a pitching change, Henke also walked to put two on. Smith singled to center field to score Buecher from second base, with Henke advancing to third. Gilliam then tripled down the right field line, driving in Henke and Smith. Cvelbar singled to center field to score Gilliam, and Hawksworth followed with a towering two-run home run to deep left field to bring in Cvelbar and make it 11-0.

In the fifth, Andrew Sun was hit by a pitch, and after the bases were loaded with hit batsmen, Smith delivered a sacrifice fly to score Sun, giving Wabash a 12-0 advantage.

The Little Giants put the game away with three runs in the sixth. Hawksworth doubled to left center, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a balk. Landen Basey then doubled down the left field line to score Ramsey, and Henke added a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in Sun, capping the scoring at 15-0.

Hawksworth finished with a game-high eight total bases. Gilliam went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, three RBI and a triple, while also stealing four bases. Smith went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored, and Cvelbar went 1-for-5 with two RBI. Wabash was 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

Hanover was held to singles by Ben Morwick and Nicholas Gutzwiller and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

Wabash travels to North Central College on Saturday for games against the host Cardinals and the Milwaukee School of Engineering.