MEMPHIS - Clay Facteau delivered a walk-off RBI single to help the Christian Brothers baseball team earn a doubleheader split with Northwest Missouri State, on Saturday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field.
The Bucs fell 15-4 (7) in the opener, before coming from behind to win game two 8-7 (8).
The teams split the four game series 2-2.
GAME ONE: NWMSU 15 (2-1) CBU 4 (1-2) (7)
GAME CHANGER:
The Bearcats plated seven runs in the third inning to go up 8-0, and never looked back.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- The Bucs were outhit 13-4
- Northwest Missouri took advantage of four walks and nine hit batters.
- A triple by Dalton Pyzer was the only extra-base hit for the Bucs.
KEY PLAYS:
NWMSU scored seven runs in the third inning to lead 8-0
In the fourth, an RBI triple by
Dalton Pyzer plated the first CBU run.
An RBI single by
Ben Brocato scored Pyzer.
Brocato then scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 11-3.
Two Bearcat runs, in the sixth and a home run in the seventh, extended the lead to 15-3.
An RBI groundout by
Will Gossett finished the scoring.
GAME TWO: CBU 8 (2-2) NWMSU 7 (2-2) (8)
GAME CHANGER:
After the Bucs trailed 7-4, in the seventh,
Clay Facteau hit a walk-off single, in the eighth, to score in the game-winning run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- NWMSU had the 11-10 advantage in hits.
- In his second game in a CBU uniform, Andrew Reed finished 3-for-5 with a double and a home run.
- Matthew McDaniel was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.
- The Bearcats had three errors.
- Three Bucs had extra base hits.
- CBU starting pitcher Sam Brumbaugh pitched five innings, with five strikeouts and no walks.
KEY PLAYS:
With one out in the first,
Andrew Reed smacked his first home run as a Buc to give CBU the lead.
A two-RBI single by
Matthew McDaniel extended the lead to 3-0.
With two outs in the first, a run-scoring single from
Will Gossett.
The Bearcats extended the game in the seventh, plating five runs on four hits.
With CBU down to its final three outs, McDaniel came through with a bases loaded double that scored a pair.
Will Gossett then delivered a game-tying single that scored
Shahkai Matthews.
After back-to-back singles, a failed pickoff and an intentional walk,
Clay Facteau hit an opposite field single to give CBU the win.
NOTEABLES:
McDaniel matched his career-high with four RBIs.
The CBU pitching staff finished the four-game series with 29 strikeouts.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action with a on Saturday, Feb. 10 when they host Rockhurst for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 11 AM.
