HOUSTON, Texas (Feb. 3, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball ended their trip to Minute Maid Park with a 7-3 loss to St. Cloud State Sunday afternoon. The Mules got behind early and couldn't recover, as they went 1-2 overall in Houston.
How it Happened
• Central Missouri was stymied by Huskies started Sheldon Miks. The Mules didn't get on the board until the fifth when they already trailed 6-0.
• UCM collected nine hits, three fewer than SCSU and committed three errors in the field.
• The Mules got down early as the Huskies put up a three-spot in the opening inning. Mules starter
Brady Gavin, making his UCM debut, faced just four batters without recording an out.
• The Huskies first run scored on a bases-loaded balk. They added two more in the inning on a two-run single from Caeden Harris.
•
Coby Seiz pitched 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, but the Huskies added to their lead in the fourth. With two outs, Jordan Joseph ripped a ground-rule double to right, just barely keeping it fair. Two more runs scored for SCSU an inning later on an RBI single to center. The second run scored when catcher
Zak Whalin was called for obstruction of the plate.
• Central Missouri got on the board with two in the bottom of the fifth.
Alex Madera singled to start the inning and
Kole Ficken drove him in with a double into the left field corner. Ficken then scored himself on Whalin's RBI groundout.
• A two-out bases-loaded hit by pitch caused the seventh Huskie run to score in the sixth.
• The Mules had their best chance to get back into it in the eighth inning when they loaded the bases with one out. They were only able to score one on Madera's infield single. They left the bases loaded with the tying run at the plate, down 7-3.
Mules Stat Leaders
•
Alex Madera and
Kole Ficken each went 2-4 with a run and an RBI.
•
Erik Webb also collected two hits.
•
Mason Janvrin had a hit and a run.
• Siez tossed 2.2 innings without allowing a run on three hits.
For the Huskies
• Sheldon Miks got the win throwing six innings allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
• Najee Gaskins went 2-4 with a triple and a run scored.
• Caeden Harris was 1-4 with two RBI and a run.
• Mitch Mallek reached base three times with a hit and two walks. He also scored two times.
News and Notes
• The Mules went 1-2 in Houston for the second straight season.
• Central Missouri used seven pitchers this afternoon and 16 this weekend.Â
• In the Mules two losses, they have allowed eight first-inning runs.
•
Erik Webb collected six hits in 12 at bats this weekend.
• The Mules and Huskies met in the NCAA Regional last season with the Mules ending St. Cloud's season with a 15-0 win.
Up Next
• Central Missouri will stay on the road when they head to Colorado-Colorado Springs for a three game set Friday-Sunday, Feb. 8-10.Â
