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Mules Baseball Welcomes Davenport to Warrensburg for Three Games Feb. 17-19

Game 8: Central Missouri (3-4) vs. Davenport (1-2)
Friday, Feb. 17 | 3 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field)
TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

Game 9: Central Missouri vs. Davenport
Saturday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field)
TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

Game 10: Central Missouri vs. Davenport
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 1 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field)
TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

Live Stats (all games) | UCM Stats | UCM Roster | Davenport Roster | Daveport Stats | Record Book
First Pitch
  • Central Missouri Mules baseball (3-4) is scheduled to host the Davenport Panthers (1-2) in a three-game series at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field in Warrensburg Feb. 17-19. The Mules and Panthers will open the series with a 3 p.m. contest Friday before playing a 2 p.m. game Saturday and the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday. 
  • The Mules are coming off a four-game, series split against Arkansas Tech at home Feb. 10-12. UCM dropped game one, 10-8, before winning games two and three, 2-1 in eight innings and 1-0 in seven innings, and falling in the series finale, 9-5. 
  • Through seven games, Central Missouri is led at the plate by outfielders Vance Tobol (.440 avg., 2 R, 11 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .800 SLG%, 1 BB, .462 OB%, 1 SB) and Carter Young (.400 avg., 2 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .650 SLG%, 2 BB, .455 OB%), and infielders John Prudhom (.320 avg., 6 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .760 SLG%, 1 BB) and Cole Moore (.308 avg., 8 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, .400 OB%, 1 SB).
  • On the mound with seven games elapsed, UCM is paced by right-handers Tyler Kotsis (0.00 ERA, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO), Wyatt Clark (0.00 ERA, 2 SV, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO), JD McReynolds (0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO), Cole LaLonde (0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO) and Ethan Peterson (1.80 ERA, 1-0, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO) and left-hander Payton Messer (0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO). 
  • As a team through seven games, Central Missouri is hitting .280 while its opponents are hitting .263. 
Preseason Honors
  • Brennen van Breusegen was voted a First Team NCBWA Preseason All-American and was named to the NCBWA Preseason All-Central Region Team. 
Mules in the Rankings
  • The Mules were picked first in the MIAA Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Series History
  • The three-game series against Davenport will mark meetings 8-10 in the all-time series dating back to the first meeting in 2021. UCM narrowly leads the series, 4-3. Last season Central Missouri won three of four contests against the Panthers in Warrensburg, taking game one, 6-5, game two, 8-3 and game three, 12-1 in seven innings, before dropping game four, 6-5. 
UCM During the Crookes Era
  • Kyle Crookes has a 306-112 (.732) record in his ninth season as head coach at Central Missouri.
  • Crookes is currently third all-time in coaching wins at UCM and is the fifth head coach to ever win 200 games. Crookes is five wins behind the second winningest coach in program history, Tom Myers, who went 311-91 (.774) in seven seasons as the Mules' head coach from 2008-2014.
  • In 2016, he won his first conference championship as head coach at UCM. He added a tournament title in 2018 and his second regular season championship in 2019. The 2021 season brought Crookes his third MIAA regular season and tournament championship, and the 2022 season marks Crookes's fourth regular season and tournament titles.
  • Crookes is up to eight MIAA Championships, four regular season and four tournament.
  • He also has three regional championships to his credit in 2016, 2019 and 2021.
  • During his six+ seasons at the helm, 76 players have earned All-MIAA honors, including 21 First Team nods and Players of the Year in Erik Webb in 2019, Dusty Stroup in 2021 and Brennen van Breusegen in 2022. Nineteen players have earned All-Region honors, seven All-American and five players have been selected in the MLB Draft.
  • The Mules were 71-29 in Crookes' two seasons as an assistant coach and captured the 2014 MIAA Regular Season Championship. The Mules garnered five First Team All-MIAA selections and three All-America honors during his two years as an assistant.
  • Crookes compiled a 292-164 overall record in eight seasons as the head coach at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College before taking over as an assistant coach at UCM.
Mules Baseball History
  • The 2023 season marks the 67th in the storied history of Mules Baseball. During that span the Mules have compiled a 2,064-798-9 record in 2,871 games played.
  • The Mules have won 40 or more games 21 times, including 14 straight seasons from 1999-2012, and have won 50 or more games nine times.
  • The Mules have won or shared 28 MIAA regular season championships, 15 MIAA tournament championships, captured 19 regional titles and two national championships.
Mules Baseball by the Numbers
  • 32 NCAA Regional Appearances (24 of the last 27 years)
  • 28 MIAA Regular Season Titles (20 of the last 28)
  • 15 MIAA Tournament Titles
  • 19 Regional Championships
  • 18 Regionals as host site
  • 16 Top Five national finishes
  • 5 Third place finishes
  • 2 National Runners Up finishes
  • 2 National Championships
Quick Hits
  • Central Missouri totaled 46 wins in 2022. The Mules have won at least 30 games in all eight full seasons under Coach Crookes. They won 20 of 23 games in 2020 before the season was cut short.
  • The team made their 19th trip to the NCAA-II World Series in 2021.
  • The Mules have finished with a winning record in each of the last 35 seasons.
  • The Mules have won back-to-back-to-back-to-back MIAA Tournament Championships (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
Up Next
  • The Mules are scheduled to host the Rockhurst Hawks their first midweek game of the season Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field at 3 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Wyatt Clark

#56 Wyatt Clark

RHP
6' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
Tyler Kotsis

#18 Tyler Kotsis

RHP
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Cole LaLonde

#35 Cole LaLonde

RHP
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
JD McReynolds

#47 JD McReynolds

RHP
6' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
Cole Moore

#11 Cole Moore

INF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
Ethan Peterson

#27 Ethan Peterson

RHP
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
John Prudhom

#37 John Prudhom

INF
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Vance Tobol

#22 Vance Tobol

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Brennen van Breusegen

#48 Brennen van Breusegen

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Carter Young

#29 Carter Young

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Wyatt Clark

#56 Wyatt Clark

6' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Tyler Kotsis

#18 Tyler Kotsis

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Cole LaLonde

#35 Cole LaLonde

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
JD McReynolds

#47 JD McReynolds

6' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
RHP
Cole Moore

#11 Cole Moore

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
INF
Ethan Peterson

#27 Ethan Peterson

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
John Prudhom

#37 John Prudhom

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
INF
Vance Tobol

#22 Vance Tobol

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
OF
Brennen van Breusegen

#48 Brennen van Breusegen

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
OF
Carter Young

#29 Carter Young

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
OF