Friday, March 27
Dallas, Texas
6:30 p.m.
Missouri State University
16-8, 5-2
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Dallas Baptist
15-11, 5-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Baptist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 |
DBU Clips Baseball Bears in Series Opener, 5-4
March 27, 2026 | Baseball
DALLAS – Dallas Baptist scored three runs in the first inning and got a solid start from left-hander Liam Watt Friday at Horner Ballpark to take the series opener from Missouri State by a 5-4 final.
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The Patriots (15-11, 5-2 Conference USA) piled up five hits in the first inning to build the 3-0 lead, and Watt (4-1) got off to an equally fast start by retiring the first 11 batters he faced.
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DBU added a solo homer in the fifth before Mo State (16-8, 5-2) broke through on Gabe Roessler's home run to open the sixth. Brant Kragel was subsequently hit by a pitch and later scored on Taeg Gollert's fielder's choice for a 4-2 deficit.
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In the bottom of the sixth, the home team turned a walk into a run to make it 5-2, and the Bears had one last rally in the eighth.
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Roessler opened with a single and Kragel doubled to put both in scoring position, and Cermenelli and Gollert drove in each with successive ground outs for the 5-4 final. Cermenelli also extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a sixth-inning single.
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Ross Felder (1-1) went four innings in his first career start, while Lance Wade, Sam Maclaughlin and Trent Ash tossed the final four frames and yielded a combined one run on three hits. The pitching staff walked just one batter.
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Game two of the series is set for 3 p.m. Saturday.
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The Patriots (15-11, 5-2 Conference USA) piled up five hits in the first inning to build the 3-0 lead, and Watt (4-1) got off to an equally fast start by retiring the first 11 batters he faced.
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DBU added a solo homer in the fifth before Mo State (16-8, 5-2) broke through on Gabe Roessler's home run to open the sixth. Brant Kragel was subsequently hit by a pitch and later scored on Taeg Gollert's fielder's choice for a 4-2 deficit.
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In the bottom of the sixth, the home team turned a walk into a run to make it 5-2, and the Bears had one last rally in the eighth.
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Roessler opened with a single and Kragel doubled to put both in scoring position, and Cermenelli and Gollert drove in each with successive ground outs for the 5-4 final. Cermenelli also extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a sixth-inning single.
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Ross Felder (1-1) went four innings in his first career start, while Lance Wade, Sam Maclaughlin and Trent Ash tossed the final four frames and yielded a combined one run on three hits. The pitching staff walked just one batter.
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Game two of the series is set for 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Liam Watt (4-1)
L: Felder, Ross (1-1)
S: Athan Kroll (2)
Batting:
2B: Kragel, Brant 1
HR: Roessler, Gabe 1
RBI: Cermenelli, Bryce 1 ; Gollert, Taeg 2 ; Roessler, Gabe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roessler, Gabe 2 ; Kragel, Brant 2
HBP: Kragel, Brant 1
Batting:
2B: Chayton Krauss 2
HR: Luke Pettitte 1
RBI: Luke Pettitte 1 ; Chayton Krauss 1 ; Cooper Neville 1 ; Ryan Martin 1 ; Jude Hall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Luke Pettitte 2 ; Chayton Krauss 1 ; Cooper Neville 1 ; Brooks Sartain 1
HBP: Ben Tryon 1 ; Ryan Martin 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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