Pioneers Split at William Penn

The Basics
Score 1: MNU 12 - William Penn 1
Score 2: MNU 2 - William Penn 12
Score 3: MNU 10 - William Penn 9
Score 4: MNU 8 - William Penn 27
Records: MNU (16-15, 9-5), WPU (19-12, 7-9)
Location: Statesmen Park | Oskaloosa, Iowa

OSKALOOSA, Iowa - The Pioneers split a 4-game series at William Penn over the weekend. In Game 1, MNU scored in each of the first 4 innings to build an 11-0 lead. Starter Zach Trevino shut out the Statesmen until the 6th, and MNU won 12-1.

Game 1 Turning Point
MNU's 4-run 2nd inning was enough.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Zach Trevino struck out 5 in a complete game victory. And Brycen Sherwood (2-4, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 SB), Noah Castillo (2-5, 2 RBI), Dionathan Cornet (2-4, R), and Joey Calamaio (2-3, 2 R, 3B, BB) had 2 hits apiece.

In Game 2, Joshua Martinez' first collegiate homer put MNU up 2-0 in the top of the 2nd, but WPU rallied in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to run away with it. The Pioneers managed just 4 hits, and Penn won 12-2.

Game 2 Turning Point
Penn's 4-run bottom of the 2nd turned the game around.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Dionathan Cornet (1-1, R, 2B, 2 BB), Sean Maple (1-3), Joshua Martinez (1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI), and Frank Vogel (1-2) had MNU's 4 hits.

In Game 3, Javier Melendez hit a 3-run homer and Noah Castillo followed with a solo shot to give MNU a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded. WPU answered with 2 in the bottom of the inning, and a bases loaded walk in the 4th made it 4-3. In the bottom of the 5th, a 2-run homer gave the Statesmen a 5-4 lead, but MNU rallied in the 6th. With 1 out, an error and a walk put 2 runners on base, and Joey Calamaio doubled home the tying run. With 2 outs, Drew Woodley put MNU ahead with a 2-run double, and Brycen Sherwood followed with a 2-run homer for a 4-run lead. In the bottom of the 6th, a 2-run homer cut the deficit in half, and a 2-out 2-run error tied the game. In the top of the 7th, Noah Castillo and Dionathan Cornet led off with singles, and back-to-back groundouts scored the go-ahead run. Kristian Hurtado finished out the 6th and 7th innings, and MNU held on to win 10-9.

Game 3 Turning Point
MNU's run in the 7th was the difference.

Game 3 Individual Leaders
John Barry struck out 7 in 4 innings of a no-decision. Kristian Hurtado struck out 3 in 1.1 innings for the win in relief. And Drew Woodley (1-2, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB), Brycen Sherwood (3-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI), Javier Melendez (1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI), Noah Castillo (2-4, R, HR, RBI), and Caleb Eiguren (0-2, RBI, 2 BB) led the offense.

Game 4...I mean...Game 4 did not go well. Penn won 27-8.

Game 4 Turning Point
Penn's 5-run 3rd inning turned a deficit into a lead.

Game 4 Individual Leaders
Drew Woodley (2-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI), Brycen Sherwood (2-5, 2B, RBI), Javier Melendez (2-4, R, RBI), Noah Castillo (2-4, R, HR, RBI), and Sean Maple (3-4, RBI) had multi-hit games.

Up Next
The next double header is Friday at home vs. Park (12-17, 6-10) at 1:00/3:30.