The Basics
Game 1 Score:Â MNU 4Â - York 6
Game 2 Score: MNU 1 - Oklahoma City 6
Game 3 Score: MNU 9 - Oklahoma City 1
Records: MNUÂ (3-4)
Location:Â Jim Wade Stadium | Oklahoma City, Okla.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - MNU lost Games 1 and 2 on Friday, but won Game 3 on Saturday in a tough weekend hosted by Oklahoma City. In
Game 1 vs. York, MNU fell behind 3-0 after the first inning and 5-1 after 2.
Joshuan Sandoval launched a 3-run homer in the 5th to get the Pioneers back in the game, but York yielded no more run and MNU fell 6-4.
Game 1 Turning Point
York's early 5-run burst was enough to win.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Jhon Vargas struck out 11 in a 6-inning complete game loss. And
Joshuan Sandoval (2-3, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB) drove in 3 runs.
In
Game 2, the Pioneers couldn't score until the final inning, and the #16-ranked Stars took advantage of 2 MNU errors to rally for 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Oklahoma City tallied another run in the 6th, and MNU's lone run in the 7th made the final 6-1.
Game 2 Turning Point
Oklahoma City's 5-run 3rd was plenty.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Easten Garrett struck out 6 in 4 innings. And
Adam Rellihan (1-3, RBI, BB),
Joshuan Sandoval (1-4),
Daunte Freeman (1-2, SB, HBP),
Brycen Sherwood (1-2, BB), and
Jackson Berck (1-3, SB) collected MNU's 5 hits.
In
Game 3, MNU jumped all over Oklahoma City with a big 1st inning. Three hits, 2 errors, 2 wild pitches, and a passed ball led to 5 runs, and that would prove to be plenty for starter
Kyle Waller. Five straight swinging strikeouts highlighted the early scoreless innings, and MNU scored 2 more in the top of the 5th to go up 7-0. The Stars finally got on the board in the 6th with an unearned run, but MNU scored twice more in the 7th to take an 8-run lead. Waller punctuated his performance with 3 straight swinging strikeouts in the 7th to close out the complete game victory.
Game 3 Turning Point
MNU's 5-run 1st set the tone.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Kyle Waller struck out 11 in 7 innings for the complete game win. And
Daunte Freeman (2-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI),
Ryan Leo (2-3, 3 R, 2B, BB), and
Randy Fernandez (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI) had multi-hit games.
Up Next
The next game is in 2 weeks, Friday the 19th at the Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City. A 4-game weekend vs. St. Mary, Missouri Baptist, St. Xavier, and Harris-Stowe State.
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