Missouri State University
18-24, 7-11
Evansville
24-19, 12-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| Evansville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Bears Hit Two Grand Slams, Top Evansville 19-8
April 28, 2024 | Baseball
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The Bears (18-24, 7-11 Missouri Valley Conference) scored four in the first inning and never trailed, adding innings of six and eight runs down the line in the offensive showcase.
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MSU's first four batters reached to begin the game, leading to four runs on a Zack Stewart RBI single, Dylan Leach two-run double and Curry Sutherland sacrifice fly.
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Evansville (24-19, 12-6) chipped away with single tallies in the first, second and fourth frames before the Bears erupted for eight runs in the fifth, their highest scoring inning of the season.
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Nick Rodriguez began the onslaught with a two-run home run, Logan Chambers and Tyler Epstein knocked RBI singles, and Zack Stewart capped it with a grand slam, his 18th homer of the year and second slam of the season. It also made him the 20th Bear with 30 career round-trippers.
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Missouri State added six more in the sixth, with Cody Kelly smacking his first career grand slam before Taeg Gollert and Rodriguez hit back-to-back shots later in the inning. It marked the sixth occasion of back-to-back homers for the Bears this year, and the second multi-homer game of Rodriguez's career.
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Evansville scored three on a pair of homers in the sixth, and Jahlani Rogers hit MSU's first pinch-hit home run since Cam Cratic did so in April of 2023 in the seventh to make it 19-6. UE added two more in the seventh for the final margin.
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Stephen Schissler (1-0) allowed run one in 1.1 innings of relief for his first winning decision as a Bear.
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Gollert had three hits and six other players recorded two, while Caden Bogenpohl drew four walks and scored three times in the Bears' highest-scoring game since the 2022 MVC Tournament. It was also MSU's first game with two grand slams since Gollert hit a pair against Bradley on April 9 of last season.
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The Bears stay on the road for a two-game midweek series at No. 2 Arkansas. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schissler, Stephen (1-0)
L: Shane Harris (4-5)
Batting:
2B: Leach, Dylan 1 ; Epstein, Tyler 1
HR: Kelly, Cody 1 ; Stewart, Zack 1 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 2 ; Rogers, Jahlani 1
RBI: Kelly, Cody 4 ; Stewart, Zack 5 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 3 ; Leach, Dylan 2 ; Sutherland, Curry 1 ; Chambers, Logan 1 ; Rogers, Jahlani 1 ; Epstein, Tyler 1
SF: Sutherland, Curry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bogenpohl, Caden 3 ; Kelly, Cody 2 ; Stewart, Zack 2 ; Gollert, Taeg 3 ; Rodriguez, Nick 2 ; Leach, Dylan 1 ; Sutherland, Curry 1 ; Chambers, Logan 2 ; Rogers, Jahlani 1 ; Epstein, Tyler 2
SB: Kelly, Cody 1 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Rodriguez, Nick 1
Batting:
2B: Mark Shallenberger 1 ; Simon Scherry 2 ; Brodie Peart 1
HR: Mark Shallenberger 2 ; Ty Rumsey 1
RBI: Harrison Taubert 1 ; Mark Shallenberger 3 ; Brodie Peart 1 ; Ty Rumsey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Mark Shallenberger 2 ; Simon Scherry 2 ; Brodie Peart 1 ; Brendan Hord 1 ; Evan Waggoner 1 ; Ty Rumsey 1
HBP: Brent Widder 1
