The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 27 - Benedictine 8
Game 2 Score: MNU 15 - Benedictine 2
Game 3 Score: MNU 5 - Benedictine 0
Game 4 Score: MNU 14 - Benedictine 1
Record: MNU (27-14, 20-6) - BC (31-10, 17-7)
Location: Robbie Jones Field at Dixon Stadium | Olathe, Kan.
OLATHE, Kan. - MNU scored 61 runs in an extremely windy 4-game sweep of Benedictine over the weekend. In
Game 1, the Ravens jumped out to a 4-run lead thanks to a 2-out 3-run homer in the top of the 1st. But the Pioneers answered immediately with a
Brycen Sherwood 2-run shot and
Randy Fernandez 3-run shot in the bottom of the 1st to take the lead. Benedictine kept the pressure on, scoring single runs in each of the next 4 innings. But MNU a
Joshuan Sandoval 2-out 3-run homer gave MNU the lead in the 4th, and a
Frank Vogel 2-run shot gave the Pioneers an 11-9 lead in the 5th. In the bottom of the 6th, 18 Pioneers came to the plate and 15 of them scored - highlighted by a
Mason Hunter grand slam in his first at bat of the season - to give MNU a 27-8 victory.
Game 1 Turning Point
Joshuan Sandoval's 2-out 3-run homer in the 4th turned a deficit into a lead.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Zach Trevino battled to strike out 6 in 6 innings for the win.
Reece Helland struck out all 3 batters he faced in the 7th. And
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 4 R, HR, 3 RBI, HBP),
Noah Castillo (2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP),
Mason Hunter (1-1, R, HR, 4 RBI),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-5, R, HR, 5 RBI, BB),
Randy Fernandez (3-5, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI),
Ryan Leo (3-5, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 SB),
Frank Vogel (1-2, 4 R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB), and
Dionathan Cornett (2-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, SF) had multi-RBI games.
In
Game 2,
Drew Woodley led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer, and MNU scored in every inning en route to a 15-2 victory. Pitcher
Noah Castillo struck out 8 in a complete game victory, and the Pioneers swept Friday.
Game 2 Turning Point
Woodley's 1st inning homer gave MNU the lead for good.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Noah Castillo struck out 8 in a complete game victory. And
Drew Woodley (4-4, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB),
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, BB),
Noah Castillo (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-4, 2B, RBI, BB), and
Randy Fernandez (3-5, 2B, 3 RBI) led the offense.
In
Game 3, pitcher
Eric Navarette dominated while his offense provided 5 runs of support. Two stolen bases led to 2 early runs, and
Joshuan Sandoval launched a massive shot homer for a 3-0 lead in the 3rd. In the bottom of the 6th, and
Brycen Sherwood 2-out 2-run single put the game out of reach, and MNU won 5-0.
Game 3 Turning Point
MNU's run in the 2nd was all they needed.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Eric Navarette struck out a career-high 11 in a complete game 4-hit shutout. And
Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 2 RBI) and
Joshuan Sandoval (1-4, R, HR, RBI) drove in runs.
In
Game 4,
Drew Woodley led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer, and after a walk,
Noah Castillo followed suit for a 3-0 lead. The Pioneers rallied for 3 more to take a 6-0 lead in the 1st, and extended throughout for a 14-1 victory.
Joshuan Sandoval homered in the 2nd and Joshuan Martinez homered in the 6th, and MNU completed the sweep.
Game 4 Turning Point
Woodley's homer in the 1st set the tone.
Game 4 Individual Leaders
Kristian Hurtado struck out 6 in 5 innings for the win.
Nathan Torres struck out 5 in 2 innings of work. And
Drew Woodley (2-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB),
Joshua Martinez (1-1, R, HR, RBI),
Brycen Sherwood (2-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB),
Noah Castillo (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI),
Joshuan Sandoval (2-5, R, HR, RBI),
Josh Torrance (2-4, 2 R, RBI), and
Ryan Leo (2-4, 2 R, 2B) had big games at the plate.
Up Next
The next 4-game series is next weekend at Evangel (19-25, 10-18) at 1:00.
