Pioneers Split with Mt. Mercy

The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 1 - MMU 6
Game 2 Score: MNU 14 - MMU 3
Records: MNU (15-6, 6-2), Mount Mercy (11-12, 4-4)
Location: Robbie Jones Field at Dixon Stadium - Olathe, Kan.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers lost Game 1 late but exploded in Game 2 to salvage a split vs. Mt. Mercy on Tuesday. In Game 1, neither team scored in the first 4 innings, but MNU got on the board in the bottom of the 5th. In the top of the 6th, the Mustangs scored twice to take the lead then blew it open with 4 in the 7th to put it out of reach.

Game 1 Turning Point
MMU scored 2 in the 6th to take the lead.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Zach Stinnett allowed just 2 hits in 5 innings in a no-decision. And Christian Quinones (2-3, R) and Lenzie Foley (1-3, RBI) led the offense.

In Game 2, first-time MNU starter Jacob Jenkins pitched into the 5th and benefitted from a huge bottom of the 1st. The Pioneers trailed 1-0 after the top of the 1st, but MNU broke through in the bottom. Robert Berning tied the game with a single, and Isaac Geisinger followed with a 3-run homer to take a 4-1 lead. MNU batted around and Geisinger drove home 3 more later in the inning with a base-loaded double, and the Pioneers led 11-1. MNU cruised to a 14-3 victory. 

Game 2 Turning Point
Geisinger's 6 RBIs in the 1st innings.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jacob Jenkins picked up the win with 4.1 innings of 1-hit ball along with 2 hits at the plate. And Chase Robinson (2-3, R, 2B, BB), Isaac Geisinger (2-3, R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, HBP), Kelvin Perez (2-4, R), and Lenzie Foley (1-2, 3 R, 2 BB) led the offense.

Up Next
The next double header is Friday at Baker (9-21, 2-6) starting at 5:00.