Missouri State University
12-9
Nevada
11-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Missouri State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Nevada Spoils Series Finale for Baseball Bears
March 27, 2022 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Nevada scored seven runs in the final three innings Sunday for a come-from-behind 9-7 victory to salvage the final game of the three-game set at Hammons Field.
Missouri State, now 12-9 overall and going 7-2 on its homestand, led 3-0 after four batters thanks to a Spencer Nivens walk, Will Duff double, Drake Baldwin RBI ground out and two-run homer from Dakota Kotowski, his 12th of the season.
Jaden Rolffs belted a three-run homer in the fourth for a 6-2 lead before the Wolf Pack (11-10) began to chip away, scoring a run in the seventh and two in the eighth to make it 6-5.
The Bears' defense rose to the occasion in the eighth, however, with Kotowski throwing out the tying run at the plate from right field for a double play, and Trey Ziegenbein covering home in time for the third out when Nevada tried to score on a wild pitch.
Nivens hit an RBI single in the eighth for a 7-5 lead, but the Nevada kept its foot on the gas in the ninth, tying the score after three batters and leading 8-7 on Pat Caulfield's go-ahead double. The Wolf Pack then swiped home on a double steal to complete a four-run inning. Missouri State was retired in order in the bottom of the ninth.
Ziegenbein (3-2) took the loss a day after a masterful relief outing, and Baldwin and Rolffs had two hits apiece. Grant Wood reached safely for the 21st consecutive game thanks to a fourth-inning walk.
Missouri State begins a seven-game road trip Tuesday with a 6 p.m. game at Wichita State.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MORRIS, Kade (2-2)
L: Ziegenbein, Trey (3-2)
Batting:
2B: CAULFIELD, Pat 1 ; CLAYTON, Matt 1
RBI: CAULFIELD, Pat 1 ; ZAMORA, Josh 2 ; MARTIN, Dawson 2 ; CLAYTON, Matt 1 ; GOMEZ, Dario 2
SH: BOSETTI, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CAULFIELD, Pat 3 ; STINSON, Jacob 1 ; ZAMORA, Josh 1 ; WALLACE, Landon 1 ; FREETHY, JR 1 ; GOMEZ, Dario 1 ; BOSETTI, Tyler 1
SB: CAULFIELD, Pat 2 ; ZAMORA, Josh 1
HBP: CAULFIELD, Pat 1 ; CLAYTON, Matt 1 ; WALLACE, Landon 2
Batting:
2B: Duff, Will 1 ; Baldwin, Drake 1 ; Greer, Mason 1
HR: Kotowski, Dakota 1 ; Rolffs, Jaden 1
RBI: Nivens, Spencer 1 ; Baldwin, Drake 1 ; Kotowski, Dakota 2 ; Rolffs, Jaden 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Nivens, Spencer 1 ; Duff, Will 1 ; Kotowski, Dakota 1 ; Hull, Mason 1 ; Greer, Mason 1 ; Wood, Grant 1 ; Rolffs, Jaden 1
HBP: Duff, Will 1
