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The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 16 - Evangel 11
Game 2 Score: MNU 18 - Evangel 0
Game 3 Score: MNU 14 - Evangel 1
Game 4 Score: MNU 10 - Evangel 2
Record: MNU (21-12, 11-4) - EU (11-16, 4-11)
Location: Dixon Stadium | Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - Head Coach
Ryan Thompson collected his 400th career victory and
Joshuan Sandoval broke the career home run record as MNU swept a 4-game series from Evangel over the weekend.
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Game 1, MNU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st with a 2-out 2-run double from
Brycen Sherwood. Evangel answered with a 2-run homer in the 2nd, and another 2-run homer in the 4th put the Crusaders up 4-2.
Austin Healy's 2-run single in the bottom of the 4th tied the game, but another Evangel homer made it 5-4. In the bottom of the 5th, MNU sent 14 men to the plate, collected 11 hits, and scored 10 runs - capped by a Sherwood 2-run homer - to turn the game around.
Adam Rellihan hit a 2-run homer in the 6th, and Evangel hit a couple of their own in the 7th to account for the 16-11 final.
Game 1 Turning Point
MNU's 10-run 5th inning turned the game around.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Brady Boyd struck out 4 in 3 innings of relief for the win. And
Adam Rellihan (2-4, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB),
Ryan Leo (3-4, 3 R, RBI, SB, HBP),
Brycen Sherwood (3-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB),
Randy Fernandez (3-4, 2 R, RBI), and
Austin Healy (2-3, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, SB, HBP), and
Josh Compton (1-3, 2 RBI) led the offense.
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Game 2, starter
Jhon Vargas dominated while the offense built a comfortable lead, and the Pioneers blew it open late for an 18-0 victory.
Game 2 Turning Point
Adam Rellihan's 2-run single in the bottom of the 2nd was all Vargas needed.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jhon Vargas struck out 7 and allowed just 1 hit in a complete game 76-pitch shutout. And
Josh Torrance (1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB),
Jackson Berck (2-2, R, 2B, 2 RBI),
Adam Rellihan (3-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI),
Daunte Freeman (1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB),
Kyle Franklin (1-1, R, 2B, 3 RBI), and
Austin Healy (1-3, R, 2 RBI, BB) had multi-RBI games.
Game 3 was a pitcher's duel into the 4th inning, but the Pioneers blew it open in the bottom of the 4th and won big again. For the first 3 innings, MNU only brought 10 men to the plate and saw little solid contact. With 1 out in the 4th,
Joshuan Sandoval doubled and
Daunte Freeman followed with a long home run to give MNU a 2-0 lead. The Pioneers kept the inning alive thanks to a couple of Evangel errors, and
Austin Healy launched a 2-run homer to cap a 7-run inning. The Crusaders managed a solo homer in the top of the 6th, but the Pioneers rallied for their 4th 7-run inning of the series - highlighted by a team cycle (
Brycen Sherwood HR,
Jacob Jenkins 3b,
Austin Healy 1b, and
Ryan Leo 2b) including an error, walk, and a hit batsman, to blow the game open and win 14-1.
Game 3 Turning Point
Daunte Freeman's 2-run bomb in the 4th proved to be the game-winner.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Tommy Castro used 90 pitches in a complete game 8-strikeout 6-hit victory. And
Joshuan Sandoval (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI),
Daunte Freeman (104, R, HR, 2 RBI),
Ryan Leo (1-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB),
Brycen Sherwood (2-2, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB),
Jacob Jenkins (2-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI),
Randy Fernandez (1-3, 2 R, RBI, SB), and
Austin Healy (2-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI) combined for 13 RBIs.
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Game 4, the Pioneers scored in 5 of their 6 offensive innings for their 6th straight double digit output and a 10-2 victory.
Adam Rellihan,
Daunte Freeman, and
Brycen Sherwood (2) homered. And
Joshuan Sandoval launched his MNU record-setting 33rd career homer.
Game 4 Turning Point
MNU scored twice in the 3rd to take the lead for good.
Game 4 Individual Leaders
Easten Garrett struck out 4 in 5 innings for the win.
Eric Navarette struck out 2 in 2 innings of relief. And
Adam Rellihan (3-4, 3 R, HR, RBI, SB),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI),
Daunte Freeman (2-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI),
Brycen Sherwood (2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI), and
Austin Healy (1-2, R, 3B, BB) had big games at the plate.
Up Next
The next double header is Friday at Baker (14-16, 8-8) at 1:00/3:30.
