Missouri State University
17-24, 6-11
Evansville
24-18, 12-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Evansville | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Baseball Drops One-Run Game at Evansville
April 27, 2024 | Baseball
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The Bears (17-24, 6-11 Missouri Valley Conference) struck early with a four-run second, scoring on a three-run homer by Cody Kelly and a solo shot from Curry Sutherland for a 4-0 lead.
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Evansville (24-18, 12-5) tied it with three round-trippers in the bottom of the third and opened the fourth with three hits and an error on the way to scoring three times for a 7-4 advantage.
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The Aces tacked on another run without a hit in the fifth to make it 8-4, and MSU pitchers Hunter Day and Garrett Ferguson combined for 3.1 shutout innings after that to keep the Bears within striking distance.
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Once UE starter Donovan Schultz (3-1) left the game, the Bears rallied for three runs off the bullpen in the eighth. Zack Stewart led off with his MVC-best 17th home run of the season, and Dylan Leach added a two-run shot to close the gap to 8-7. Evansville's Jakob Meyer then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save.
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Taeg Gollert doubled twice for the Bears' only two-hit game, while Nick Rodriguez reached safely three times to extend his on-base streak to 22 games.
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The series concludes at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Donovan Schultz (3-1)
L: Schaaf, Jason (2-2)
S: Jakob Meyer (3)
Batting:
2B: Gollert, Taeg 2
HR: Stewart, Zack 1 ; Leach, Dylan 1 ; Kelly, Cody 1 ; Sutherland, Curry 1
RBI: Stewart, Zack 1 ; Leach, Dylan 2 ; Kelly, Cody 3 ; Sutherland, Curry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stewart, Zack 1 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 1 ; Leach, Dylan 2 ; Kelly, Cody 1 ; Sutherland, Curry 1
SB: Leach, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: Cal McGinnis 1 ; Brendan Hord 1
HR: Kip Fougerousse 1 ; Brendan Hord 1 ; Simon Scherry 1
RBI: Harrison Taubert 1 ; Kip Fougerousse 2 ; Brendan Hord 3 ; Simon Scherry 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Harrison Taubert 1 ; Kip Fougerousse 1 ; Brodie Peart 2 ; Cal McGinnis 1 ; Brendan Hord 2 ; Simon Scherry 1
SB: Brodie Peart 1
HBP: Mark Shallenberger 2 ; Brent Widder 1
PO: Brent Widder 1
