The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 6 - Missouri Valley 3
Game 2 Score: MNU 14 - Missouri Valley 12
Game 3 Score: MNU 6 - Missouri Valley 4
Game 4 Score: MNU 7 - Missouri Valley 1
Records: MNU (11-7, 6-2), MVC (11-13, 2-6)
Location: Robbie Jones Field at Dixon Stadium - Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - MNU swept a wild double header vs. Missouri Valley on Thursday and completed the 4-game sweep on Saturday. In
Game 1,
Jacob Sylvester struck out 6 and allowed 5 hits in a complete game victory. MNU scored 4 in the bottom of the 1st and single runs in the 5th and 6th. Valley managed a 3-run homer in the 5th, but MNU won 6-3.
Game 1 Turning Point
MNU's 4-run rally in the 1st was enough to win.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Jacob Sylvester threw just 80 pitches in the 5-hit complete game. And
Carlos Reyes (3-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 SB),
Jacob Jenkins (1-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI), and
Joshuan Sandoval (2-3, 2B, RBI) led the offense.
In Game 2, Valley rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 1st, but the Pioneers scored 8 runs with 2 outs and 9 total, in the bottom of the inning. Valley kept scoring, however, and trailed MNU 12-11 in the 4th inning. MNU scored 2 in the bottom of the 4th and held off the Vikings to win 14-12.
Game 2 Turning Point
MNU's 9-run 1st gave them a lead they would not relinquish.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Austyn Gooch struck out 6 in 3 innings of relief for the win. And
Carlos Reyes (3-4, 4 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB),
Lenzie Foley (2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB, SF),
Jacob Jenkins (3-4, R, 4 RBI),
JP Rousseau (3-4, R, RBI),
Isaac Geisinger (1-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP), and
Cooper Curran (1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, HBP) had big games at the plate.
In Game 3, starter
Jordan Dailey allowed 1 run in the second, but the Pioneers were held off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 5th. MNU loaded the bases and rallied for 4 runs, thanks to RBIs from
Joshuan Sandoval,
Cooper Curran, and
Jacob Jenkins. Two errors led to 3 Valley runs in the 6th to tie it, but
Sam Parrish and
Carlos Reyes drove in runs in the bottom of the inning and MNU held on to win by 2.
Game 3 Turning Point
Sam Parrish's RBI single in the bottom of the 6th was the game-winning hit.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Jordan Dailey struck out 10 in his complete game victory. And
Jacob Jenkins (2-4, 2 RBI),
Juwan Padro (2-2, 2 R, Sac),
Sam Parrish (2-3, R, RBI),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-3, RBI), and
Cooper Curran (1-2, R, RBI, BB) led the offense.
In Game 4, Jacob Jenkins,
Carter Dye, and
Lenzie Foley combined to hold Valley to just 1 run. MNU scored twice in the 2nd on a
Joshuan Sandoval homer, and plated 2 more in the 3rd. Then the Pioneers put the game away with an
Isaac Geisinger 3-run shot in the 5th.
Game 4 Turning Point
Joshuan Sandoval's 2-run homer in the 2nd was all MNU needed.
Game 4 Individual Leaders
Jacob Jenkins earned the with with 4 innings of 3-hit 1-run ball.
Carter Dye struck out 2 in 2 innings of scoreless and hitless relief.
Lenzie Foley finished with a hitless inning. And
JP Rousseau (2-3, R),
Juwan Padro (1-3, R, RBI),
Isaac Geisinger (1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI), and
Joshuan Sandoval (1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI) led the offense.
Up Next
The next 4-game series is Friday/Saturday at Central Methodist (16-5, 5-1) starting at 1:00 each day.
