2
Missouri Southern MSSU 23-14, 13-9 MIAA
3
Winner Central Missouri UCM 28-4, 21-1 MIAA
Missouri Southern MSSU
23-14, 13-9 MIAA
2
Final
3
Central Missouri UCM
28-4, 21-1 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Missouri Southern MSSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Central Missouri UCM 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 7 1

W: Peterson, Ethan (3-0) L: Logan VanWey (4-3) S: Gavin, Brady (4)

Max Abramovich
Hunter Little

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 4 Mules Clinch Eighth Consecutive Series Win, Tame Missouri Southern Saturday, 3-2

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Brennen van Breusegen homered for the second straight game and Brady Gavin earned his fourth save of the season, leading No. 4-ranked Central Missouri Mules baseball to a 3-2 victory over the Missouri Southern Lions in game two of a three-game MIAA series Saturday, April 9, at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field.

The win clinched the Mules (28-4, 21-1 MIAA) eighth consecutive series victory this season. Central Missouri will go for the sweep in series finale against the Lions (23-14, 13-9 MIAA) Sunday, April 10, at 1 p.m.

Missouri Southern held a 1-0 advantage going into the bottom of the sixth inning before van Breusegen crushed an 0-2 pitch over the left-center fence for a two-run homer – his second round-tripper of the weekend and seventh of the season – to put the Mules in front, 2-1.

The Lions knotted the game, 2-2, with an unearned run in the seventh, but Central Missouri had an immediate answer, regaining a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the inning when Cole Moore hit a lead-off single, prior to moving to second on a Missouri Southern error and taking third on Donovan Ditto's sacrifice bunt. Moore scored what proved to be the game-winning run on a Carter Young RBI ground-out.

Gavin entered the game with one out in the top of the eighth and proceeded to throw 1 2/3 hitless innings with a strikeout, securing the win for UCM.

van Breusegen went 2-for-4 with his two-run home run while John Prudhom and Moore both went 2-for-3 with a double, pacing the Mules at the plate.

Reliever Ethan Peterson (3-0) earned the victory on the mound after allowing one unearned run on one hit with four strikeouts and zero walks in two innings. UCM starter Max Abramovich had a no decision for the contest but threw five strong innings, surrendering just one earned run on four hits with a strikeout and walk.

Tommy Stevenson went 2-for-4 with a home run while Matt Miller added a 2-for-3 showing, pacing Missouri Southern.

Lion starter Logan VanWey (4-3) took the loss on the rubber, allowing three runs – two earned – on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks in 7 1/3 innings of work.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play MSSU UCM
MSSU TOP 4th T. Stevenson homered to left field, RBI (0-0). 1 0
UCM BOT 6th vanBreusegen homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); Kenagy,S scored. 1 2
MSSU TOP 7th M. Miller singled to right field, RBI (0-0); C. Milas scored, unearned. 2 2
UCM BOT 7th Young,C grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (1-0 B); Moore,C scored, unearned. 2 3

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