TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (May 6, 2018) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball dropped their regular season finale Sunday afternoon as they fell to the Northeastern State RiverHawks, 10-7. With the loss, the Mules finish the regular season 33-15 overall and 24-12 in the MIAA.
Play-by-Play
• The RiverHawks grabbed the lead in the second. They loaded bases on an error, a single, and a hit by pitch. Jaxon Phipps then cleared the bases with a grand slam home run to left field.
• The Mules answered right in the third scoring five runs on six hits to lead, 5-4. Cole Hoover doubled to score Donovan Ditto for the first run. Mason Janvrin then singled to plate Hoover.
• Travis Able kept the momentum going with a double to score Janvrin for run number three. Two batters later, Collin Nevil got Able home with a RBI groundout. Justin Graff-Rowe drove in the final run on a triple to score John Fairchild.
• NSU put up five runs in the fifth to retake the lead, 9-5. A sacrifice fly by Michael Rhea scored the first run. A single from Resendez Jr. scored Phipps for the lead.
• Trevor Ridenour plated the next three runs with a home run to left center.
• UCM got two runs back in the sixth. Elijah Dilday and Mason Janvrin got on base via a walk and a single, respectively. A fielding error by the RiverHawks allowed both runners to score and cut the Mules deficit to 9-7.
• The RiverHawks scored their final run in the bottom of the sixth. Rhea doubled to left center to score Phipps.
• Neither team scored in the final three innings.
Mules Stat Leaders
• Janvrin was 4-5 with two runs scored and a RBI.
• Able finished 1-5, with a team-high three RBI.
• Ditto collect two hits in four at bats while scoring a run.
• Fairchild and Graff-Rowe each went 2-5. Fairchild had a run scored while Graff-Rowe had a RBI.
• Coby Seiz had a team-high four strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched in relief.
• Brandon Reid started and lasted 4.1 innings giving up eight runs (four earned) on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
For the RiverHawks
• Jaxon Phipps was 3-5 out of the leadoff spot with three runs scored and four RBI.
• Trevor Ridenour knocked two hits including a home run while scoring a pair and driving in three.
• Michael Rhea picked up two RBI and finished 1-3.
• Trevor Nance earned the win in relief pitching 2.2 innings and giving up two unearned runs on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
• Braden Boyd got the start and threw the first three innings. He allowed five runs on seven hits with two strikeouts.
News and Notes
• Central Missouri finishes the regular season in third place in the MIAA standings with a 24-12 record.
• The Mules 24 conference wins are one more than they finished with a season ago. It is the second most in Coach Kyle Crooke's four seasons.
• Mason Janvrin's stolen base was his 30th of the season.
Up Next
• As the No. 3 seed, the Mules will take on No. 6 seed Missouri Western in this weekend's MIAA Tournament. The double-elimination tournament runs Thursday-Sunday, May 10-13 at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field in Warrensburg, Mo.
