BOLIVAR, Mo. (March 17, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules baseball overcame two multi-run deficits in their 7-6 series final win over Southwest Baptist. The Mules won the final two games of the series for a 2-1 series win. The Mules move to 16-8 this season and 8-4 in the MIAA.

Play-by-Play
• Central Missouri got down three early as the Bearcats scored three in the second inning. A two-run bases loaded single started the scoring. SBU added a third run on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch.
• Just a half inning later, the Mules responded with four in the third. What should have been the end of the inning, started the Mules rally as Erik Webb reached base on a wild pitch third strike. That allowed the Mules first run to score. A second runner scored on another wild pitch making it a 3-2 game.
• Still batting in the third, Michael Sinks and Micah Evans picked up back-to-back two-out RBI singles for a 4-3 UCM lead. 
• The lead lasted only another inning as one big swing put SBU up 6-4. Hunter Hisky went deep to right for a three-run home run for the Bearcats in the fourth.
• The Mules tied the game in the fifth as Zak Whalin kept a ball fair just inside the left field line for a double to score Sinks and Harrison Schnurbusch. 
• With two outs in the sixth Webb reached base with a single and made it all the way to third. He came around to score the game-winning run on a balk.
• Tyler Kuhlmann, Evan Rathburn and Luke Mercer combined for three shutout innings and kept the Mules lead in tact for the 7-6 win.

Mules Stat Leaders
• Michael Sinks went 4-5 with a run and an RBI.
• Harrison Schnurbusch reached base three times with three walks and scored twice.
• Erik Webb went 1-5 with two runs scored.
• Brady Gavin got the start and lasted 1.1 innings allowing three runs on one hit with two strikeouts and a walk.
• Ben Kelsch came out of the bullpen for a win throwing 1.1 innings with one hit and two strikeouts.
• Luke Mercer earned teh save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two.

For the Bearcats
• Hunter Hisky went 3-2 with a home run and three RBI.
• Caleb Sneed was 3-5 with a run scored.
• Brett Mitchell collected two hits and scored a run.
• Kyle Smith pitched four innings and gave up four runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
• Adam White pitched 2.1 hitless innings in relief. 

News and Notes
• All three games in the series were decided by one run.
• Erik Webb extended his hitting streak to 23 games.
• Central Missouri used seven pitchers in the game.
• Luke Mercer earned his 10th career save.
• Michael Sinks had four hits for the second time in four games. This is the fourth straight game a Mule has picked four hits.
• Ben Kelsch made his first relief appearance of the season.

Up Next
• Central Missouri will return home next weekend as they host Washburn for a three-game set, Friday-Sunday, March 22-24.