Pioneers Split at Culver

The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 2 - Culver-Stockton 4
Game 2 Score: MNU 3 - Culver-Stockton 1
Records: MNU (18-14, 8-8), CSC (13-25, 6-10)
Location: Himsl Field - Canton, Mo.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers split a pair of tight games at Culver-Stockton on Friday. In Game 1, MNU jumped on top with a run in the 1st, but the Wildcats rallied for 3 in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. The Pioneers got closer with a run in the 3rd, but neither team scored again and Culver took the first game.

Game 1 Turning Point
Culver's 3-run 1st inning was enough.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Morgan Fouch (3-4, R) and Londin Fiorella (3-3, RBI) each had 3 hits..

In Game 2, MNU couldn't get a run across through 6 innings while Culver scored 1 in the 4th. In the top fo the 7th, MNU started their comeback. Londin Fiorella led off with a double and advance to 3rd on a passed ball. After a walk, Rilee Slycord's sacrifice fly tied the game. Kaleigh Bayless singled. And one out later, Nyah Brown singled home the go-ahead run and an error brought home Bayless for a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 7th, Culver got 2 runners on base, but a groundout ended the threat and MNU salvaged a split.

Game 2 Turning Point
Nyah Brown's go-ahead single in the 7th was the winner.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Hannah Etzel picked up the win with a 5-hit complete game. And Cordelia Hanger (3-4, 2B, SB), Nyah Brown (2-4, RBI), and Londin Fiorella (2-3, R, 2B) had multi-hit games.

Up Next
The next double header is Saturday at Missouri Valley (20-14, 9-5) at 2:00/4:00.