The Pioneers completed a series sweep of Graceland by winning both games on Saturday. In Game 1,
Tino Luna's dominant performance set the tone for the day. Luna struck out the side in the first two innings and wound up striking out 8 of the first 9 batters he faced, including 7 in a row. The Pioneers got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when
Ben Alison's 2-RBI double brought home
David Hamlett and
Tim Purdin.
Jordan Goliat knocked in Alison with a sacrifice fly, and an error brought home another run to give MNU a 4-0 lead. The Pioneers put up 2 runs in each of the next two innings and won 8-1. Luna (5-1) struck out 10 in 5 innings and allowed a single run.
Justin Huggins struck out 3 in 2 innings of relief, and
Kyle Segraves (2-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI),
Tim Purdin (3-4, R, 2 2B, RBI), and
Ben Alison (3-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI) had multi-hit games.
The Game 1 victory marked the 100th career win for Head Coach
Ryan Thompson, who arrived at MNU in the Spring of 2007.
In Game 2, MNU scored in each inning and won 12-2 in 5 innings via the 10-run rule.
Kyle Olson (5-2) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) and striking out 3 in 4 innings.
David Hamlett made his college pitching debut and struck out 2 in 1 inning of relief. And
Kyle Segraves (2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB),
David Hamlett (2-2, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, SAC, SF),
Tim Purdin (1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB),
Ben Alison (3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI),
Jordan Goliat (3-3, R, 2B, RBI),
Jarid Renzelman (2-3), and
Donnie MacLeod (1-2, 2 R, BB, SB) had big games at the plate.
The Pioneers are 19-9 (11-4 HAAC). The next game is a single 9-inning game at home vs. Friends (10-20-1) on Monday at 3:00.
Game 1:
Box and Play by Play
Game 2:
Box and Play by Play
