Baseball Earns First Heart Victory; Settles for Split
Game 2
Game 2
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mount Mercy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
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Culver-Stockton (MO) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
The Culver-Stockton baseball team had a chance to begin its four-game series with Mount Mercy with a sweep. However, the Wildcats had to settle for a split Saturday afternoon at Nichols Field in Canton, Mo.
The Wildcats got a strong start from Isaiah Naylor and capable relief from Cole Peterson and Ryan Jung in a 7-5 first game victory. In the nightcap, C-SC took a 9-8 lead to the seventh inning only to see the Mustangs force extra innings and then plate six runs in the ninth inning en route to a 15-10 win.
Naylor hurled a strong five innings in the opener, scattering eight hits and allowing four runs (3 earned). He struck out eight and did not walk a batter before leaving with a 6-4 lead.
Peterson pitched two-thirds of an inning before Jung entered to record the final four outs of the game and earn his first save of the season. Jung pitched 1 1/3 innings, not allowing a run on one hit and one walk.
Offensively, Kannon Kirk had two hits, including a solo home run, two runs scored and two runs batted in to lead the hosts. Jeremiah Morris also added two hits, including a double, and two RBI for the Wildcats.
In game two, C-SC trailed 3-0 before Cooper Kiel drilled a three-run homer in the second inning to tie the game.
The Wildcats added five more runs in the third inning thanks ta RBI double from General Schofield, a two-run single by Kiel and a RBI single by Jack Linenfelser. The other run scored when Brandon Diaz Valentin hit into a double play.
C-SC added a single run in the fifth inning on a run scoring single by Morris but eight Wildcat pitchers couldn't hold the lead and the Mustangs finally got their big inning in the ninth.
Kiel finished with three hits and five runs batted in while Schofield was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in before leaving with an injury.
Linenfelser and Valentin also finished with two hits as the Wildcats collected 14 hits in the game and 24 hits in the doubleheader.
The Wildcats and Mustangs are slated to conclude the four-game series with another doubleheader Sunday at Nichols Field. The first game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.