WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball won their third straight game, defeating Truman State 12-5 Tuesday afternoon in Warrensburg.
Play-by-Play
• Central Missouri scored 12 runs on just eight hits, but three were for extra bases and UCM walked nine times and five Mules were hit by pitches.
• UCM pitchers struck out 15 Bulldogs.
• Central Missouri scored three in the first inning without the benefit of a hit.
Mason Janvrin walked and stole second before
John Raybourn was hit by a pitch. A double steal put two runners in scoring position when a wild pitch scored Janvrin. A fielding error and a ground out allowed the final two runs of the inning to score.
• An inning later, the Mules made it 6-0 getting an RBI ground out from Raybourn and a two-run RBI single from
Harrison Schnurbusch.
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Collin Jones was cruising and didn't allow a hit until the fourth when an Evan Kayser RBI single made it a 6-1 game.
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Harrison Schnurbusch picked up his third RBI with a solo blast to left field putting UCM up 7-1.
• A half inning later, Adam Stolley returned the favor with a two-run homer to right, pulling the Bulldogs within four, 7-3.
• The Mules scored two more in the sixth when Janvrin drove home Ditto with a long double to center. He scored the Mules ninth run on a wild pitch.
• UCM scored three more in the seventh when
Gaven Strobel poked a single to left and
Mason Janvrin kept it just fair down the right field line for a two-run triple.
• Truman State added runs in the seventh and eighth, but it wasn't enough as the Mules won their third straight.
Mules Stat Leaders
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Harrison Schnurbusch reached base five times with two hits and three walks including a home run and three RBI.
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Mason Janvrin went 3-4 with a double, triple and three runs scored. He also stole two bases.
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Donovan Ditto went 2-2 at the plate, scoring three runs.
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Collin Jones got the start and tossed the first five innings giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits with eight strikeouts.
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Tyler Kuhlmann,
Bryce Kearns and
Evan Rathburn all pitched scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
For the Bulldogs
• Adam Stolley was 2-4 from the nine hole with a home run and three RBI.
• Evan Kayser finished 2-4 with an RBI.
• Holden Missey scored three runs.
• Mason Hatch got the start throwign the first two innings givnig up six runs (five earned) on two hits with three walks.
• Tyler Blackington came out of the pen to throw 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits with two strikeouts.
News and Notes
• The win is the Mules 85th straight over Truman State dating back to 1989.
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Mason Janvrin stole career base number 50.
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Collin Jones' eight strikeouts are a new career high.
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Harrison Schnurbusch tied for the club lead with his fourth home run.
• Mules pitchers have struck out 10 or more batters in four straight games. Their 15 today was their second-highest total this season.
• UCM hasn't allowed a first-inning hit in their last six games.
Up Next
• The Mules schedule has already been altered for the weekend. UCM will host Northeastern State for three MIAA games Thursday-Friday Feb. 28-March 1. One of those days will feature a doubleheader which is still to be determined.Â
