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Eric Opperman/CBU Sports Information
Brandon Dodd went 2-for-4 in the Bucs’ 9-4 loss to Missouri Southern Wednesday afternoon.
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Winner Missouri Southern St MSSU 2-0
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Christian Brothers CBU 2-4
Winner
Missouri Southern St MSSU
2-0
9
Final
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Christian Brothers CBU
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Missouri Southern St MSSU 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 13 1
Christian Brothers CBU 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 6 3

W: Bausinger,Will (1-0) L: McArthur, Peyton (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Eric Opperman

Lions Top Bucs 9-4

MILLINGTON-Visiting Missouri Southern State claimed a 9-4 win over the Christian Brothers University Bucs Wednesday afternoon at USA Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lions (2-0) opened the scoring in the top of the second with two runs on an error, a double, a single and a sacrifice fly.
• MSSU added two runs to its lead in the third on a walk, a double and an error.
• The Bucs (2-4) broke through for a run in the bottom of the third. Trey Keppen (Germantown, Tenn./Germantown HS) hit a leadoff single to left. After moving around to third on a pair of groundouts, he scored on a passed ball.
• Missouri Southern extended its lead to 6-1 in the top of the fourth on a walk and a two-run Tyler Sutherland homer.
• CBU cut into the deficit in the bottom of the sixth with two runs. Nick Traylor (Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) worked a one-out walk and scored on a Joe Mattson (Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy) triple to center. Casey Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) drove Mattson in with a sacrifice fly.
• The Lions added two runs to their lead on a double and three singles.
• The Bucs scored another run in the bottom of the eighth. Jeff Goodwin (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS) drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on a passed ball and a wild pitch, and scored on a Traylor groundout.
• MSSU set the final margin with a run in the top of the ninth on a double, a wild pitch and a groundout.

KEY STATS:
• Mattson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and one RBI.
• Brandon Dodd (Arlington, Tenn./Arlington HS) was 2-for-4.
• Traylor went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and one RBI.
• Peyton Sanderlin (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) threw a scoreless first inning.
• Matthew Mills (Memphis, Tenn./First Assembly Christian School) worked two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts.
• Ryan Abone (Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS) pitched out of a bases-loaded no-out jam as he threw a scoreless seventh.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Bucs return to action Saturday at noon as they welcome Columbia (Mo.) for their final non-conference weekend series. Saturday's doubleheader begins at noon, with a single game set for 1 p.m. Sunday.
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