The Basics
Score 1: MNU 6 - Columbia 1
Score 2: MNU 7 - Olivet Nazarene 9
Records: MNU (7-5)
Location: Estes Field | Fayette, Mo.
FAYETTE, Mo. - The Pioneers beat Columbia but fell to Olivet Nazarene at CMU on Thursday. In
Game 1 vs. Columbia, MNU belted 3 homers in support of
Zach Trevino, who went the distance to move to 4-0 on the season.
Drew Woodley homered in the 3rd,
Dionathan Cornet homered in the 4th, and Woodley did it again in the 5th for a 6-1 victory.
Game 1 Turning Point
Drew Woodley's 2-run shot in the 3rd proved to be the game winner.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Zach Trevino struck out 3 in 7 innings for a complete game victory. And
Brentt Olmo (1-3, 2 R, HBP),
Drew Woodley (2-2, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, HBP), and
Dionathan Cornet (1-2, R, HR, RBI) had big games at the plate.
In
Game 2 vs. Olivet Nazarene, MNU jumped out to a 5-0 lead thanks to RBI doubles from
Dionathan Cornett,
Drew Woodley, and
Brycen Sherwood. Olivet fought back with 3 in the 3rd and 1 more in the 4th, then turned the game around with a 4-run 5th to take the lead.
Kaden Owens and
Willy Borquez drilled back-to-back homers in the 5th to close the gap, but ONU held on to win 9-7.
Game 2 Turning Point
Olivet's 4-run 5th turned a deficit into a lead.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Logan Burbach struck out 2 in 2 innings of relief. And
Drew Woodley (3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI),
Dionathan Cornet (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI),
Kaden Owens (1-3, R, HR, RBI, BB), and
Willy Borquez (1-3, R, HR, RBI, HBP) led the offense.
In
Game 3 vs. Missouri Baptist, the Spartans jumped all over the Pioneers with consecutive 3-run innings to open the game. MNU fought back with a 2-run top of the 3rd, but MBU answered with 2 in the bottom to lead 8-2. The Pioneers rallied in the 5th - highlighed by a
Dionathan Cornet 2-run homer - to score 4 and get back in the game, but MBU held on to win 9-6.
Game 3 Turning Point
MBU's early burst was too much to overcome.
Game 3 Individual Leaders
Brentt Olmo (1-3, 2 R, BB),
Drew Woodley (2-4, R, 2B, RBI),
Brycen Sherwood (3-4, 2B, RBI),
Noah Castillo (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI), and
Dionathan Cornet (1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) led the offense.
Up Next
The next 4-game series starts conference play on Friday/Saturday at Park at 1:00/4:00.
