Pioneers Swept to Close Home Schedule

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The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 1 - Baker 8
Game 2 Score: MNU 1 - Baker 9
Records: MNU (18-20, 16-16), BU (18-12, 16-8)
Location: Williams Field | Olathe, Kan.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers closed the home portion of the schedule with a pair of losses to Baker on Saturday. In Game 1, Baker scored twice in the 1st inning and kept MNU off the board through 5 innings. Two more scored for the Wildcats in the 4th and three in the 5th for a 7-0 lead. A Brianna Carter RBI single in the 6th got MNU on the board, but MNU fell 8-1.

Game 1 Turning Point
Baker's 2 runs in the 1st was all they needed.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Alexis Wilds struck out 9 in 6 innings in the loss. And Cordelia Hanger (1-4), Emma Gordon (1-2, BB), Brianna Carter (1-3, RBI), and Shelby Snelling (1-3) had MNU's 4 hits.

In Game 2, Baker rallied for 4 1st-inning runs to put MNU in a big hole. The Pioneers got a single run in the bottom of the 2nd, but Baker continued scoring and won 9-1 in 6 innings.

Game 2 Turning Point
Baker's 4 runs in the 1st were too much to overcome.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Cordelia Hanger (1-3), Audrey Denges (2-3, R, 2B), and Emma Gordon (1-2, BB, SB) had MNU's 4 hits.

Up Next
The next double header is at Evangel (29-14, 18-13) at 2:00/4:00.