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The Basics
Score:Â MNU 23 - Baker 6
Record: MNUÂ (37-12) - BU (19-30)
Location:Â US Baseball Park - Ozark, Mo.
OZARK, Mo. - The Pioneers pulled away late in a 23-6 victory over Baker on Friday. With 2 outs and nobody on in the top of the 2nd,
Randy Fernandez singled,
Jacob Jenkins walked, and
Austin Healy was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Josh Torrance followed with a 2-run double, and MNU took the early lead. Baker answered with 1 in the bottom of the 2nd and loaded the bases with 1 out. Starter
Tommy Castro escaped further damage with a pop out and groundout, and
Joshuan Sandoval extended the lead with a solo homer to lead off the 3rd. Another 2-out rally in the top of the 5th - highlighted by a
Ryan Leo 2-run double - gave MNU an 8-1 lead, but the Pioneers were far from done. In the top of the 7th, MNU rallied for 9 runs on 9 hits - including an RBI single and a 3-run double from Leo - to take a 17-2 lead. Leo drove in another run in MNU's 5-run top of the 9th - highlighted by an
Austin Healy 3-run homer - and won 23-6.
Turning Point
MNU's 5-run 5th put the game away.
Individual Leaders
Tommy Castro struck out 7 in 6.1 innings for the win.
Brady Boyd (3) and
Connor Jonas (1) struck out 4 in 2.2 innings of relief. And
Josh Torrance (1-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, HBP, SF),
Joshuan Sandoval (3-6, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI),
Ryan Leo (4-6, 3 R, 2 2B, 7 RBI),
Randy Fernandez (3-4, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB),
Jacob Jenkins (2-2, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP), and
Austin Healy (4-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, HBP) led the offense.
Up Next
The next game is Saturday at 5:00 vs. 1-seed and #4-ranked Central Methodist (41-5). The Pioneers' last loss came at the hands of CMU on March 22nd, 24 games ago.
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