HOUSTON, Texas (Feb. 1, 2020) Central Missouri Mules Baseball played a flawless game Saturday afternoon in a 10-0 win over Millersville. The Mules brought both the offense and the pitching to pick up their first win of the year in shutout fashion.
How it Happened
• The Mules scored 10 runs on 11 hits with five hits going for extra bases.
• UCM made things happen on the bases stealing six bags.
• Central Missouri took advantage of seven Marauder errors and scored five unearned runs.
• Mules pitchers allowed just four base runners with two hits and two walks.
• Making his first UCM start,
Jordan Fowler set the Marauders down in order in the first. He allowed a hit in the third and that was it for the Ole Miss transfer.
• UCM got on the board in the second as
Cole Taylor's ground ball scored
Harrison Schnurbusch who doubled to lead off the inning.
• The Mules made it 2-0 and again it was Taylor's RBI.
Dusty Stroup kept the fourth inning going with a two-out double. Taylor then reached on an infield single up the middle, but Stroup never stopped running and scored from second on the hit.
• RBI hits from
Erik Webb and
Alex Madera made it a 4-0 game after five innings.
• UCM's offense had a field day against the Millersville bullpen. They scored four more runs in the seventh inning and two in the eighth.
Josh Schumacher started it off scoring after stealing third and coming home after a wild throw sailed into left field. One batter later, Madera scored Webb with a sacrifice fly and it was 6-0 Mules.
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Harrison Schnurbusch kept the scoring going with an RBI double just over the third base bag. He then scored himself on a double steal for an 8-0 lead after seven.
• The Mules ended things early scoring two more in the eighth. Madera ripped an RBI double to left and a bases loaded error scored the game's final run.
Mules Stat Leaders
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Jordan Fowler got the win in his first start pitching five scoreless innings allowing just one hit while striking out eight.
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Collin Jones pitched the final three innings to get the save. He allowed one run while striking out one.
• Josh Shumacher picked up three hits going 3-4 with two runs scored and three stolen bases.
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Alex Madera drove in three runs finishing 2-4 with a double.
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Harrison Schnurbusch hit a pair of doubles and scored twice with an RBI.
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Erik Webb scored three runs and stole a base.
For the Marauders
• Jeff Taylor threw the first four innings allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts.
• Kris Pirozzi struck out two in two innings of work but allowed three runs (two earned).
• Jimmy Cain singled and walked.
• Nick Mancuso picked up a pinch hit single.
News and Notes
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Erik Webb's triple was the 15th of his career which is tied for fourth all-time at UCM and just two shy of the school record.
• The save for
Collin Jones was the second of his career. Both have been of the 3+ inning variety.
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Josh Schumacher is 5-8 to start the season.
• Both Mules starters,
Jordan Fowler and
Mason Green allowed just one hit in five innings in their season debuts.
Up Next
• The Mules will finish up the Houston Winter Invitational taking on Colorado School of Mines tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. The Orediggers are 2-0 so far in Houston and have allowed just two runs in 18 innings.
