WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 20, 2019) - Central Missouri Mules Baseball (28-12, 19-8 MIAA) won games two and three of their series with Northwest Missouri to win the three-game set. The Mules got up early in game three and put the Bearcats away 7-4.

Play-by-Play
• Things got dicey in the top of the first as two errors loaded the bases for Northwest Missouri. Mule starter Luke Lucas got out of the jam though without any runs crossing the plate.
• Three batters into the bottom of the first, the Mules had scored two runs. Alex Madera singled and Erik Webb brought him in with a long two-run homer to left, putting the Mules on top early.
• Central Missouri followed that up with another two-spot in the third. It was Webb again, this time doubling in Mason Janvrin. Madera scored his second run on Harrison Schnurbusch's RBI ground out.
• Northwest pulled to within a run in the fourth. A two-RBI single made it a 4-2 game. They added an unearned run before the inning was over and after four, it was 4-3 Mules.
• The Bearcats looked to tie in the fifth on the base paths. A two-out walk and single put runners on the corners. Both runners broke to steal a bag, but the Mules cut down the runner at the plate to keep the one-run lead in tact and end the inning.
• The Mules got their insurance runs in the seventh from, guess who? Erik Webb. His two-out, two-RBI double was the biggest hit in the inning. The Mules also scored on Janvrin's squeeze bunt which was misplayed at second base.
• Northwest tacked on a run in the eighth with a solo home run, but that was all. Jonathan Sprinkle issued a walk, but a double play erased the base runner and the Mules came away with a 4-3 win.

Mules Stat Leaders
• Erik Webb finished the day 3-4 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI.
• Alex Madera picked up two hits and scored twice.
• Mason Janvrin was 1-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
• Josh Schumacher knocked two hits.
• Luke Lucas started and lasted five innings allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits with three strikeouts.
• Collin Jones worked two scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
• Jonathan Sprinkle earned the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.

For the Bearcats
• Joe Funkhouser started and gave up six runs on six hits in 6.1 innings with five strikeouts.
• Jay Hrdlicka went 3-4 with a run scored.
• Matt Gastner was 2-4 with a home run.
• Derek Hussey drove in a pair of runs.

News and Notes
• The top of the order did the most damage as the 1-2-3 spots were a combined 6-12 with six of the Mules eight hits.
• Jonathan Sprinkle's save is his sixth of the season.
• Erik Webb hit his 32nd career home run which moves him into third all-time at UCM. 
• Webb also extended his reached base streak to 39 games while Mason Janvrin moved his to 40 games. Only twice since 2000 has a Mules reached base in 40 straight games in the same season.
• Josh Schumacher picked up two hits in each game of the series. 

Up Next
• Central Missouri has their final nonconference game of the season Wednesday, April 24 when they take on William Jewell in Liberty, Mo.