The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 6 - Viterbo 0
Game 2 Score: MNU 6 - Columbia 8
Game 3 Score: MNU 0 - Robert Morris 1
Records: MNU (1-2)
Location: Joplin, Mo.
JOPLIN, Mo. - MNU opened the season with 3 neutral site games in Joplin over the weekend. In
Game 1 vs. Viterbo,
Jordan Dailey struck out 5 in 5 shutout innings and
Austyn Gooch struck out 2 in 2 shutout relief innings as MNU earned a 6-0 victory. MNU got on the board in the bottom of the 1st when
Lenzie Foley led off with a triple and scored on a
Jacob Jenkins single. In the 3rd,
JP Rousseau knocked in 2 and
Cooper Curran drove in another to give MNU a 5-0 lead. Rousseau tallied another RBI in the 4th to complete the scoring.
Game 1 Turning Point
Jordan Dailey worked around a leadoff double in the first, and the Pioneers scored in the bottom to take a lead they would not relinquish.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Jordan Dailey struck out 5 and allowed just 4 hits in 5 shutout innings for the win.
Austyn Gooch pitched 2 hitless innings with 2 Ks. And
Lenzie Foley (2-4, R, 2B, 3B),
Juwan Padro (1-2, 2 R, 2B, SB), and
JP Rousseau (2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB) led the offense.
In Game 2 vs Columbia, MNU scored 1 in the top of the 1st and another in the 4th to take a 2-0 lead. But Columbia exploded for 7 runs on 6 hits in the bottom of the 4th to turn the game around. MNU got back in the game with a 4-run 6th, but couldn't complete the comeback in an 8-6 loss.
Game 2 Turning Point
Columbia's 7-run 4th.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jacob Jenkins pitched 3 innings of 2-hit shutout ball and went 2-4 with 2 RBIs. And
Lenzie Foley (2-3, R, 2 2B, RBI, SF),
JP Rousseau (2-3, R, RBI, BB), and
Juwan Padro (2-4, R, RBI) had 2 hits apiece.
In Game 3, Robert Morris shut out the Pioneers while managing 1 run. MNU had opportunities in the 5th and 6th with runners in scoring position but couldn't bring them home.
Game 3 Turning Point
RMU scored 1 run in the 5th for the winning margin.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Jacob Sylvester struck out 10 and allowed just 3 hits and 0 earned runs in 5 innings.
Austin Conour struck out 2 more in 2 innings of hitless relief. And
Isaac Geisinger (1-2, 3B, BB) and
Cooper Curran (1-3, 2B) had extra base hits for MNU.
Up Next
The next game is a single 9-inning game at University of Saint Mary (4-6) on Tuesday at 2:00.
