Box and Play by Play | The Pioneers went to #1-ranked Oklahoma City and picked up an 8-4 victory thanks to a huge game from junior outfielder
Josh Greer. With 2 outs and 2 on in the 1st inning, Greer drilled a 3-run homer to right to give the Pioneers the early lead. Oklahoma City came right back in the bottom of the first and hit for the cycle as a team, drew 3 walks, and scored 4 runs to take the lead. Senior righthander
Matt Netherton battled through the next 2 innings and kept OCU scoreless, and
Josh Greer grabbed the lead back with 2-run shot in the 3rd.
Colin Starr followed with a solo shot of his own, and the Pioneers led 6-4. Righty reliever
Trent Hedlund pitched scoreless ball for the next 4 innings while the Pioneers scratched 2 more runs across in the 4th, and MNU earned their first victory over a #1 team.
Trent Hedlund pitched 4 shutout innings of relief for the victory. And
Kyle Segraves (1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB),
Josh Greer (2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI), and
Colin Starr (1-4, R, HR, RBI) led the offense. Greer's 2-homer performance was the first for a Pioneer since 2009.
The Pioneers are 2-1. The next games are Saturday at noon vs. Oklahoma City (6-2) then vs. Bellevue (2-2) immediately following.
