WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball continued to put up crooked numbers in their doubleheader sweep of Emporia State. The Mules won 9-1 and 18-1 to take the series 2-1 and move to 7-5, 2-1 MIAA this season.
Game One - Central Missouri 9, Emporia State 1
Play-by-Play
• The Mules jumped on the board in the second inning scoring three runs without the ball reaching the outfield. With two on and no outs,
Micah Evans beat out a bunt single to third, but a wild throw caused
Harrison Schnurbusch to score from second. One batter later,
Donovan Ditto reached on a throwing error which brought home Evans and
Kole Ficken.
• In the fourth, Schnurbusch worked his way around the bases, one bag at a time. He reached via a walk, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on
Cole Hoover's sacrifice fly.
• With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Connor Hurst singled for the Hornets. That was their first hit of the game.
• Central Missouri extended their lead to seven in the sixth getting another sacrifice fly from Hoover and a two-out bases loaded single from
Alex Madera.
• ESU got a run across in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded walk and after six innings, UCM led 7-1.
• The Mules tacked on runs in both the eighth and ninth innings with a Hoover sac fly and a solo shot from
Erik Webb who went opposite field for his fourth home run of the year.
Mules Stat Leaders
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Mason Green got the start and pitched six innings of two-hit ball allowing just an unearned run with 12 strikeouts.Â
• Webb went 3-5 with a home run, RBI and run scored.
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Harrison Schnurbusch scored three times and was 2-4 at the dish.
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Micah Evans reached base four times with two hits and two walks. He also scored three runs.
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Alex Madera was 1-4 with two RBI.
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Evan Rathburn and
Conner Gremer combined for three shutout innings and four strikeouts out of the bullpen.
For the Hornets
• Connor Hurst reached base twice with a hit and a walk and drove in the Hornets only run.
• Tucker Perkins scored a run.
• Jake Barton started and lasted 3.1 innings giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits with a strikeout and four walks.
• Connor Burns threw two innings out of the bullpen giving up a hit on one run.
Game Two - Central Missouri 18, Emporia State 1
Play-by-Play
• The Mules had so much fun in game one scoring nine runs, they decided to double it for game two.
• Central Missouri wasted no time scoring four runs in the first inning. With the bases full and one out,
John Raybourn punched one over the infield and just inside the right field line to score two with a double.
• One batter later,
Cole Taylor found room through the right side of the infield for a two-run single to score Raybourn and
Harrison Schnurbusch.
• Before even taking the mound,
Brady Gavin was staked to a 4-0 lead. And he was lights out for the Mules as the Hornets didn't collect a hit until the fifth inning.
• Central Missouri padded their lead in the middle innings.
Erik Webb doubled and Schnurbusch's single brought him in. UCM then scored two runs on ground balls, holding a 7-0 lead after three innings.
• After Webb's RBI single in the fourth, he came around to score on a throwing error as Raybourn stole second. All this happened with
Cole Taylor at the plate who drove one just high enough over the wall in right field for a two-run blast, giving UCM an 11-0 lead.
• The fifth is when UCM really poured it on, scoring seven runs on four hits and taking advantage of three Hornet errors. In total UCM sent 11 batters to the plate that inning. The Mules had already scored four runs in the inning when
Zak Whalin's fly ball traveled deep to right. The right fielder saw the ball into and out of his glove as the ball fell to the dirt allowing all three runners on base to score.
• Emporia State got their only run in the seventh inning on a two-out RBI single, but by then the damage had been done.
Mules Stat Leaders
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Brady Gavin earned the win with 4.2 innings of shutout ball. He allowed just one hit with three walks and five strikeouts.
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Jonathan Sprinkle and
Conor Dryer combined for 2.1 innings out of the bullpen allowing a run on two hits and striking out all seven batters they faced.
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Cole Taylor was 2-4 with a home run and four RBI, finishing 2-4.
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John Raybourn was 2-4 with three runs scored and three RBI.
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Mason Janvrin,
Alex Madera and
Erik Webb all collected three hits at the top of the lineup. Madera and Webb each scored three times.
For the Hornets
• Aaron Dees reached base twice with a hit and a walk and scored the only run for the Hornets.
• Tucker Perkins went 1-2 with a hit, walk and an RBI.
• Haiden Schaeffer started and allowed seven runs on six hits in two innings.
• Dale Miller and Sloan Baker threw the final 2.1 innings of shutout ball.
News and Notes
• The Mules scored 27 runs on 24 hits while the Hornets scored just twice and collected five hits in two games.
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Mason Green went 9.2 innings of hitless baseball in his last two starts before giving up a hit in the fourth inning of game one. His 12 strikeouts.are the most in a game for the Mules since Carlos D'Armas also struck out 12 in April of 2016.
• This is the ninth time Central Missouri has scored 18 or more runs against the Hornets and the first time they have scored exactly 18 runs.
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Cole Hoover collected three sacrifice flies in game one. That's the most for one player in a game since before the year 2000.Â
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Mason Janvrin's 22 game hitting streak dating back to last season ended with an 0-4 in game one.
Erik Webb though picked up hits in both games today and is now at 12 straight games with a hit to start the season.
• The Mules scored at least one run in nine of the 16 innings they came to bat.Â
• Central Missouri has scored 77 runs in their last six games.
Up Next
• The Mules will be home for a while as they are in the middle of a 15-game home streak thanks to this series being moved to Warrensburg. They take on Truman State for a single game Thursday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.
