Sunday, February 26
Springfield, Mo.
1 p.m.
Missouri State University
5-2
2
vs
1
Central Arkansas
3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MoState Wins Pitcher’s Duel to Sweep UCA
February 26, 2023 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State's Hayden Minton, Forrest Barnes and Gage Bradley combined for 13 strikeouts and one walk on the mound Sunday afternoon to lead MSU to a 2-1 victory and complete the three-game sweep of visiting Central Arkansas at Hammons Field.
Minton scattered three hits and walked none while striking out a career-high nine hitters in six shutout innings, making it two days in a row for an MSU starter to fan nine in six frames after Brandt Thompson did so Saturday.
Barnes pitched the next two innings with two strikeouts and Bradley fanned a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth for his first collegiate save.
Nick Rodriguez put Missouri State (5-2) on the board with a solo home run in the third, his third of the year, Spencer Nivens drew a leadoff walk and scored on a two-out Mason Hull single in the fifth, and that was all the offense the Bears needed to secure their fourth consecutive win.
UCA (3-4) snuck a two-out solo homer over the left field fence in the eighth for its lone run on four hits.
Missouri State wraps up its four-game home stand Tuesday at 3 p.m. against 15th-ranked Oklahoma State.
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Minton scattered three hits and walked none while striking out a career-high nine hitters in six shutout innings, making it two days in a row for an MSU starter to fan nine in six frames after Brandt Thompson did so Saturday.
Barnes pitched the next two innings with two strikeouts and Bradley fanned a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth for his first collegiate save.
Nick Rodriguez put Missouri State (5-2) on the board with a solo home run in the third, his third of the year, Spencer Nivens drew a leadoff walk and scored on a two-out Mason Hull single in the fifth, and that was all the offense the Bears needed to secure their fourth consecutive win.
UCA (3-4) snuck a two-out solo homer over the left field fence in the eighth for its lone run on four hits.
Missouri State wraps up its four-game home stand Tuesday at 3 p.m. against 15th-ranked Oklahoma State.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Minton, Hayden (1-0)
L: ARGENTA, Noah (1-1)
S: Bradley, Gage (1)
Batting:
2B: JOHNSON, Kolby 1
HR: STURGEON, Drew 1
RBI: STURGEON, Drew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: STURGEON, Drew 1
SB: LEONARD, Tanner 1
HBP: SELDOMRIDGE, Hayden 1
Batting:
HR: Rodriguez, Nick 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Nick 1 ; Hull, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Nick 1 ; Nivens, Spencer 1
HBP: Hull, Mason 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
0
RBI
0
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