Saturday, May 22
Springfield, Mo.
11:30 AM
Missouri State University
21-22, 11-13
2
vs
1
Valparaiso
14-33, 9-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Baseball Sweeps Valpo, Extends Win Streak to Five
May 22, 2021 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Jack Duffy hit the go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and three Missouri State pitchers combined to throw a two-hitter as the Bears won 2-1 to complete the sweep of Valparaiso on Senior Day at Hammons Field.
The victory extended MSU's season-long winning streak to five games and moved the Bears to 21-22 and 11-13 in Missouri Valley Conference play to conclude the regular season, securing the fifth seed in next week's MVC Tournament in Carbondale, Ill., and setting up a 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 rematch with eighth-seeded Valpo (14-33, 9-19) in the single-elimination first round.
Neither club recorded a hit until the third inning, and the Bears broke through on Mason Hull's two-out infield single that scored Walker Jenkins after the MSU shortstop reached on an infield single of his own, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch.
Valpo evened the score at 1-1 with a single, walk and two sacrifice bunts in the fifth, during which time MSU's Hayden Minton began a stretch of nine consecutive batters retired before finishing a career-high seven innings of work.
Trey Ziegenbein (8-1) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth for the Bears, setting the stage for Hull to draw a one-out walk, move to second on a ground out and score on Duffy's single to left in the fifth-year senior's final plate appearance at Hammons Field.
Hayden Juenger retired the side in order in the ninth for his sixth save, finishing off a game-ending stretch of 15 consecutive Valpo hitters retired by MSU pitching.
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The victory extended MSU's season-long winning streak to five games and moved the Bears to 21-22 and 11-13 in Missouri Valley Conference play to conclude the regular season, securing the fifth seed in next week's MVC Tournament in Carbondale, Ill., and setting up a 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 rematch with eighth-seeded Valpo (14-33, 9-19) in the single-elimination first round.
Neither club recorded a hit until the third inning, and the Bears broke through on Mason Hull's two-out infield single that scored Walker Jenkins after the MSU shortstop reached on an infield single of his own, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch.
Valpo evened the score at 1-1 with a single, walk and two sacrifice bunts in the fifth, during which time MSU's Hayden Minton began a stretch of nine consecutive batters retired before finishing a career-high seven innings of work.
Trey Ziegenbein (8-1) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth for the Bears, setting the stage for Hull to draw a one-out walk, move to second on a ground out and score on Duffy's single to left in the fifth-year senior's final plate appearance at Hammons Field.
Hayden Juenger retired the side in order in the ninth for his sixth save, finishing off a game-ending stretch of 15 consecutive Valpo hitters retired by MSU pitching.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ziegenbein, Trey (8-1)
L: Turzenski, Trent (2-5)
S: Juenger, Hayden (6)
Batting:
RBI: Thurston, Alex 1
SH: Kapers, Jake 1 ; Thurston, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Parker 1
Batting:
RBI: Hull, Mason 1 ; Duffy, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hull, Mason 1 ; Jenkins, Walker 1
SB: Jenkins, Walker 1
CS: Whetstone, Ben 1
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