WARRENSBURG, Mo. (May 19, 2020) - With the NCAA and MIAA cancellation of spring sports, UCM Athletics is digging through the archives to find the best of what happened on each day of the spring. We'll relive some of the best highlights of UCM's storied history in the months of March, April, May and into June. Today's look back through UCM history is presented by Warrensburg Collision, the official collision center of UCM Athletics.
On This Day: May 19
Year: 2002
Sport: Mules Baseball
Central Missouri needed to win two games in the double elimination tournament over Minnesota State-Mankato to advance to the National Tournament. The Mavericks had beaten the Mules a day prior, 12-11. UCM's four-run ninth inning rally fell just short.
Game one was scoreless through three innings before the Mules pounced for four in the fourth. They added three more in the sixth and forced a decisive game with a 7-3 win.
UCM kept the momentum going in game two as they scored three in the top of the first. The Mules scored at least once in each of the first six innings and never trailed on their way to a 10-6 win and their third straight regional crown. Jason Deckelbaum hit a pair of home runs and was named the tournament MVP.
Also on May 19:
• 1989: UCM Softball played in their first-ever NCAA Championship game. The Jens fell 5-0 to Florida Southern.
• 1989: Mules Baseball kicked off the NCAA Regional with an 18-8 win over Northwest Missouri State.
• 1994: Jennies Softball started the NCAA Championship with a 7-4 win over California (Pa.) University.
• 1995: Mules Baseball had two wins to start the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Mules won game one 3-2 over Missouri Southern and game two 11-1 over South Dakota State.
• 2001: Central Missouri advances to the NCAA World Series after two wins, 12-3 over Wayne State, 9-7 over Minnesota-Mankato. The Mules scored three unearned runs in the eighth inning against the Mavericks to break a 6-6 tie.
• 2005: UCM Baseball shutout Emporia State 8-0 in game one of the NCAA Regional. Danny Powers throws a complete game shutout striking out 13. He tied an MIAA record for single-season wins with 14 and shutouts with four.
• 2010: Day two of the NCAA Championship, Mules Golf carded a 304. Zack Van Dolah was one-below par with a 71.
• 2011: UCM Mules Golf went 1-1 in the first ever NCAA Championship match play. The Mules qualified for the quarterfinals where they played Central Oklahoma, winning 3-2 to move to the semifinals. UCM's run ended there as the Mules fell to Lynn 3-2.
• 2011: Central Missouri Baseball walked off with a win in game one of the NCAA Regional. Tarleton State tied the game at two in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom half Tyler Anthony's bases loaded single won the game for the Mules.
• 2012: UCM Baseball needed 12 innings to defeat St. Edward's in the NCAA Regional. The Mules tied the game in the eighth before a bases loaded walk brought in the winning run in the 12th.
• 2016: Central Missouri shot the second-lowest round in the field on day three of the men's golf national championship. UCM carded a -5, 283 and finished with a 54-hole total of +7, 871, good for 11th place. Shayne Allan was four-under-par for the round with a 68 and Alex Springer led the Mules overall with a -1, 215 to tie for 23rd place.
