WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Top-ranked Central Missouri Mules baseball wrapped up its 2022 regular season home schedule with an 11-0, seven-inning, shutout win over the Pittsburg State Gorillas Saturday, April 16, on Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field.
The Mules (33-4, 26-1 MIAA) were presented with the 2022 MIAA Regular Season Championship trophy after securing the program's 28th regular season title after Friday's win over the Gorillas during a postgame ceremony Saturday. Â
Michael Chrisman went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and hit his fourth homer of the season – a three-run shot to right field in the bottom of the second inning – and scored two runs, while
Brennen van Breusegen upped his hitting streak to 25 games, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles.
Cole Moore and
Isaiah Pani added 2-for-3 performances, including a double for Pani and triple for Moore, leading Central Missouri at the plate.
Garrett Pennington,
Jack Schark and
Jacob Steele also had doubles in the win, respectively, with Steele driving in a trio of runs.
Harrison Babbitt (2-0) earned the victory in relief on the mound for the Mules, firing three hitless and scoreless innings on 36 pitches.
Garrett McGowan went 1-for-3 with a double, leading Pittsburg State (23-16, 17-10 MIAA) offensively.
Gorilla starter Ben Des Rosiers (5-2) suffered the loss on the rubber after giving up seven earned runs on seven hits in an inning.
The Mules are slated to continue MIAA play with a three-game series at Central Oklahoma April 22-24 in Edmond, Okla.
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