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The Pioneers beat the blizzard and split a double header at Central Methodist on Saturday. In Game 1, CMU nailed a 3-run homer in the first inning to put MNU in a hole. The Pioneers fought back with 2 runs in the third, but the Eagles scored single runs in the third and fourth to take a 5-1 lead.
Josh Greer's 2-run homer got the Pioneers within 1 in the sixth, but that was the end of the scoring and MNU dropped their first conference game of 2013. Greer (1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB) and
Dillon Moeller (2-3, R, SB) led the offense.
In the 9-inning Game 2, MNU took an early 7-2 lead after scoring in each of the first 3 innings.
Josh Greer hit a grand slam in the 6th to put the Pioneers up 11-2, and MNU hung on to win 14-8 after a late CMU charge. In a game that saw 34 combined hits,
Clayton Brandt (2-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB HBP),
Ricco Moreno (3-5, R, RBI, SB, HBP),
Tyler Meeks (3-6, 2 R, 4 RBI),
Brad Law (2-4, R, RBI, BB, HBP),
Tomas Mark (2-5, R, RBI, HBP),
Josh Greer (2-4, R, HR, 4 RBI), and
Dillon Moeller (1-3, 3 R, SB, 2 BB) had big games at the plate.
The Pioneers are 12-10 (5-1 HAAC). The next game is a 7inn/9inn double header on Tuesday at home vs. Missouri Valley (2-12, 1-5) at 1:00.
