Box Score The Pioneers are 1 win from their first HAAC tournament title after a 3-0 victory over Peru State on Saturday. MNU got on the board in the bottom of the second when
Clayton Brandt's 2-run triple scored
Santiago Romero and
Colin Starr. Starter
Caleb Swartz made the 2-0 lead hold up with 6 innings of shutout ball, the Pioneers extended the lead in the seventh with
Jordan Eckley's RBI single, and
Nick Kevlin pitched the final 3 shutout innings to secure the victory. Swartz earned his 3rd win of the year, Kevlin recorded his 5th save, and Brandt (2-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, SB, HBP), Eckley (2-3, RBI, BB), and Romero (2-4, R) led the offense.
MNU is 35-13. The next game is Monday at 4:00 vs. the winner of the loser's bracket: Culver-Stockton or Peru State. Whoever comes out will have to beat MNU twice to win the title. The second game would be Tuesday at 1:00.
