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3
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU 0-1
5
Winner Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 5-3
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU
0-1
3
Final
5
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 0 0

W: Adams, Tyler (1) L: Romero, Santiago (1) S: Cowan, Michael (1)

12
Winner MNU (Kan.) MNU 1-1
7
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY
Winner
MNU (Kan.) MNU
1-1
12
Final
7
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MNU (Kan.) MNU 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 12 0 0
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 7 0 0

W: Swartz, Caleb (1) L: Bridges, Taylor (1)

8
Winner MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU 2-1
1
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 5-5
Winner
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU
2-1
8
Final
1
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan. MNU 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 8 0 0
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

W: Vargas, Carlos (1) L: Urena, Jose (1)

9
Winner MNU (Kan.) MNU 3-1
5
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 5-6
Winner
MNU (Kan.) MNU
3-1
9
Final
5
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY
5-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MNU (Kan.) MNU 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 9 0 0
Wayland Baptist (Texas) WAY 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0

W: Ebers, Brett (1) L: Henry, Jordie (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Sports Information Department

Pioneers Win 3 of 4 in Texas

The Pioneers opened the season at Wayland Baptist and came away with 3 wins in 4 games over the weekend.

In Game 1, WBU opened the scoring with a 2-run third, but MNU responded with a 3-run fifth. After a double steal brought home 1 run, Brandon Jeffries singled home another to tie the game. One out later, Trent Sullivan's RBI double gave the Pioneers the lead. WBU retook the lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning, then scored 2 more in the sixth to win 5-3. Santiago Romero picked up his first loss as a Pioneer after going 8-0 last year, and Trent Sullivan (2-3, 2B, RBI) had 2 hits.

In Game 2, the Pioneers exploded for 9 first-inning runs en route to a 12-7 victory. Clayton Brandt led off with a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a Sullivan single, and scored on a Carlos Vargas 2-run single. Two more runs scored on groundouts before Brandon Jeffries' 2-run double put MNU up 6-0, and MNU added 3 more thanks to errors before the dust settled. Clayton Brandt homered in the third and Brandon Jeffries added a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and MNU held on for the 5-run victory. Caleb Swartz picked up the win on the mound. And Brandt (3-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB), Sullivan (2-3, 2 R, RBI, SB), Vargas (1-4, R, 2 RBI), and Jeffries (2-3, R, 2B, 3 RBI, SF) led the offense.

In Game 3, Seth Lieser got MNU on the board with a 2-run homer in the first and the Pioneers never trailed. The Pioneers scored twice in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to take an 8-0 lead. WBU scored their lone run in the sixth, but that was all they got and MNU won 8-1. Carlos Vargas struck out 7 and allowed just 4 hits in a 6-inning victory. Phillipe Graham struck out 2 in 1 inning. And Seth Lieser (2-3, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB), Jordan Jones (2-4), and Santiago Romero (2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB) had 2 hits apiece.

In Game 4, WBU scored twice in the first, but MNU scored 3 in the second and 4 in the third to take a 7-2 lead. Carlos Vargas and Santiago Romero homered in the second, and Trent Sullivan, Jordan Eckley, Vargas, and Romero had RBIs in the fourth. WBU put up 3 in the fourth, but MNU added 2 more in the sixth for a 9-5 victory. Sullivan (2-4, 2 R, RBI, SB), Vargas (2-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB), and Romero (3-3, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB) led the offense.

MNU is 3-1. The next game is the home opener (weather permitting) on Tuesday vs. Grace University at 1:00.
 
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