PITTSBURG, Kan. (May 10, 2019) - Mules Baseball (36-13) used another late-inning run to continue on in the winner's bracket of the MIAA Tournament. Central Missouri broke a four-all tie in the eighth inning of their 5-4 win over Pittsburg State.
Play-by-Play
• For the second straight day, the Mules got in an early hole as Pittsburg State scored a first inning run. A two-out single put PSU on top 1-0 before the Mules came to bat.
• The Mules answered right away in the home half of the first. With two outs,
Erik Webb was hit by a pitch, then scored from first on
Harrison Schnurbusch's double to left. Webb used a few evasive maneuvers to avoid a tag at the plate and tie the game.
• In the third, PSU took a two-run lead, 3-1 getting back-to-back RBI singles.
• A big fourth inning gave UCM their first lead.
Cole Taylor doubled to make it a 3-2 game. A pair of unearned runs scored to give the Mules a 4-3 lead.
• The lead didn't last long as the Gorillas tied things back up with a run-scoring ground ball in the fifth.
• The score stayed tied at four until the eighth.
Josh Schumacher drew a one-out walk before
Donovan Ditto moved him to third with a double.
Zak Whalin made enough contact to score Schumacher from third with the game-winning run.
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Coby Seiz worked a scoreless ninth to seal the win.
Mules Stat Leaders
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Luke Lucas stared and lasted 4.1 innings allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts.
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Luke Mercer threw 2.2 hitless innings striking out four.
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Evan Rathburn and
Coby Seiz eached worked perfect innings with two strikeouts.
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Harrison Schnurbusch had two hits in four at bats with a run and an RBI.
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Josh Schumacher drew two walks and scored twice.
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Zak Whalin had a hit and four RBI.
For the Gorillas
• Kinsey threw the first 7.1 innings giving up five runs (two earned) on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
• John Oliver had three hits in five at bats with two RBI.
• Alex Achtermann scored three of the Gorillas four runs with one hit.
News and Notes
• Both Mules wins during the tournament have been 5-4.
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Mason Janvrin upped his reached base streak to 49 games this season and 61 dating back to last year.
• The Mules moved to 5-0 this season when
Luke Lucas starts a game.
• UCM got the leadoff hitter on in four of eight innings.Â
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Harrison Schnurbusch scored his 100th career run.
Up Next
• The Mules will take on the winner of #2 Missouri Southern and #6 Lindenwood tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is set for approximately 1:30 p.m.
