Watch Games 1 & 2
Watch Games 3 & 4
The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 13 - Park 5
Game 2 Score: MNU 4 - Park 2
Game 3 Score: MNU 9 - Park 4
Game 4 Score: MNU 13 - Park 3
Record: MNU (29-12, 19-4) - PU (10-24, 7-17)
Location: Dixon Stadium at Robbie Jones Field | Olathe, Kan.
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. - The Pioneers' win streak is at 16 after a 4-game sweep of Park.
In
Game 1, Park jumped on MNU with a double and a homer before an out was recorded. The Pioneers rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the 1st, and took a 4-2 lead with 2 more in the 2nd. Park rallied for 3 in the 3rd to take the lead, but MNU exploded for 9 runs in the 4th and 5th to blow the game open.
Game 1 Turning Point
MNU scored 4 in the 4th to turn a deficit into a lead.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Kyle Waller struck out 8 in 3 innings.
Brady Boyd picked up the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
Connor Jonas struck out 4 in 3 innings of relief for the save. And
Josh Torrance (2-3, 3 R, BB),
Adam Rellihan (2-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP),
Daunte Freeman (3-4, R, 2B, 5 RBI),
Ryan Leo (1-3, R, 2 RBI, SF), and
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) led the offense.
In
Game 2, MNU scored in just 1 inning, but the 4-run rally was enough for a program-record 14th straight victory. Park scored single runs in the 4th and 5th, but
Jhon Vargas struck out 13 Pirates en route to his 8th win of the season.
Game 2 Turning Point
MNU's 4-run 2nd inning was enough.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jhon Vargas struck out 13 in a complete game victory. And
Josh Torrance (3-3, 2B, SB),
Daunte Freeman (1-3, R),
Brycen Sherwood (1-2, R, BB, SB), and
Ryan Leo (1-3, R, RBI) had MNU's 6 hits.
In
Game 3, MNU opened the bottom of the 1st with back-to-back doubles from
Josh Torrance and
Adam Rellihan, and
Daunte Freeman's sac fly made it 2-0. A 2-out RBI triple from
Austin Healy in the bottom of the 2nd made it 3-0, and Torrance made it 4-0 with a 2-out RBI single in the 4th. Starting pitcher
Tommy Castro was perfect through 3, and had faced the minimum through 4 after Park's first hit was erased on a double play. But 3 errors led to 4 unearned runs in the top of the 5th, and a game previously dominated by MNU was suddenly tied. In the bottom of the 6th with 1 out,
Austin Healy singled and
Josh Torrance moved him to 3rd with a single to right. A wild pitch gave MNU the lead, and with 2 outs,
Joshuan Sandoval launched a massive homer through the teeth of the wind to put the Pioneers up 7-4. A single followed by consecutive doubles added 2 more runs, and MNU held on to win 9-4.
Game 3 Turning Point
Sandoval's homer broke it open in the 6th.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Eric Navarette pitched 2 scoreless innings for the win in relief. And
Josh Torrance (3-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI),
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, R, 2B, RBI),
Ryan Leo (2-4, 2B, RBI), and
Austin Healy (3-3, R, 3B, RBI, SB) had big games at the plate.
In
Game 4, the Pioneers scored in each of the first 5 innings to build a big lead. And starter
Easten Garrett allowed just 2 runs in a 13-3 victory.
Game 4 Turning Point
MNU scored 6 in the 2nd to put the game out of reach.
Game 4 Individual Leaders
Easten Garrett struck out 8 in 6 innings for the win. And
Adam Rellihan (2-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB),
Daunte Freeman (2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB),
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 2 RBI),
Ryan Leo (4-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB), and
Austin Healy (2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB) led the offense.
Up Next
The next double header is Friday at Missouri Valley (14-28, 7-17) at 1:00/3:30.
