Pioneers Walk Off Game 2 to Split With Baker

The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 2 - Baker 4
Game 2 Score: MNU 4 - Baker 3
Records: MNU (29-21, 16-10), BU (32-11, 17-7)
Location: Williams Field | Olathe, Kan.

OLATHE, Kan. - The Pioneers dropped Game 1 but took Game 2 in the final inning in a double header split vs. Baker on Wednesday. In Game 1, the Wildcats rallied for 2 runs in the top of the 2nd to take the lead, and scored 2 more in the 5th for a 4-0 advantage. A Nyah Brown 2-run single cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the 5th, but the Pioneers couldn't score again and fell 4-2.

Game 1 Turning Point
Baker's 2-run 5th proved to be the difference.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Graci Buckly pitched 2 innings of scoreless innings of relief. And Cordelia Hanger (2-4, R) and Nyah Brown (1-2, 2 RBI, BB) led the offense.

In Game 2, MNU got on the board in the 1st on a Kelly Stoakes RBI single, but the Wildcats rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 4th to take the lead. In the bottom of the 6th, a 2-run error tied the game, and MNU headed to the 7th looking to end it. Cordelia Hanger led off with a walk, and Dez Duncan bunted her to second. With 2 outs, Kelly Stoakes grounded a single to center, and Hanger scored to win it 4-3.

Game 2 Turning Point
Kelly Stoakes' single in the 7th won it.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Mykala Johnico struck out 6 in 4 innings in a no decision. Brie Manwarren got the win with 3 innings of relief. And Cordelia Hanger (2-3, 2 R, 3B, BB, SB), and Kelly Stoakes (4-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) collected MNU's 6 hits.

Up Next
The next game is the first round of the Conference Tournament on Thursday, May 2 in Cedar Rapid, Iowa.