The Basics
Game 1 Score:Â MNU 4 - Baker 7
Game 2 Score: MNU 10 - Baker 9 (10 inn)
Records: MNUÂ (13-10, 2-4), BU (18-5, 7-3)
Location:Â Williams Field - Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers dropped Game 1 but won a wild Game 2 vs. Baker on Saturday. In Game 1, Baker scored 2 in the 1st and 2 in the 3rd to take a 4-0 lead. MNU made a game of it when an error led to 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th, but the Wildcats extended the lead with 2 more in the 6th.
Christina Gochenour's solo shot gave MNU a run in the 7th, but Baker held on to win 7-4.
Game 1 Turning Point
Baker's 4 early runs put MNU in a big hole.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Megan Anthony (1-3, SB),
Taylor Creason (2-3, R), and
Christina Gochenour (1-3, 2 R, HR, RBI) collected MNU's 4 hits.
In Game 2, the teams traded punches with multiple multi-run innings. Baker led 4-0 after a 3-run 2nd, but the Pioneers answered with three 2-out runs with RBIs from
Shelby Frans and Gochenour. MNU put up 2 more in the 3rd to take the lead then extended with 2 more in the 5th. Baker responded with 2 in the 6th then tied it with 2 outs in the 7th to send the game to extras. In the top of the 9th Baker took the lead with a sacrifice fly, but
Macie Jones led off the bottom of the 9th with a solo homer to tie it again. In the top of the 10th with the international tie-breaker, Baker scored their runner to take the lead, but MNU answered immediately in the bottom of the 10th.
Tessa Ward led off with a single to move runner Creason to 3rd, then a wild throw tied the game and set up MNU with runners in scoring position with no outs.
Kaitlyn Leffle's single to left ended the game and salvaged the split.
Game 2 Turning Point
Macie Jones solo homer sent the game to the 10th.
Game 2Â Individual Leaders
Macie Jones (1-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB),
Emily Robinson (3-4, 2 R, 2B),
Tessa Ward (2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB),
Shelby Frans (1-1, R, 2 RBI),
Kaitlyn Leffle (2-4, RBI), and
Christina Gochenour (2-3, RBI, BB) led the offense.
Up Next
The next double header is Tuesday at Evangel (4-14, 0-6) at 2:00/4:00.
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