MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Cory Steinhauer hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Christian Brothers University baseball team a 12-11 win over Mississippi College, on Friday afternoon, at Nadicksbernd Field.
FINAL SCORE: CBU 12 (14-25, 6-19 GSC) MC 11 (16-20, 7-15 GSC)
GAME CHANGER:
Cory Steinhauer hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to bring in the winning run for the Bucs 12-11 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
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The Bucs finished with five extra-base hits, including three doubles and a pair of home runs.
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CBU finished with a 16-12 advantage in hits.
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Royal Hobson went 3-4 with a double and 2 runs scored.
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Cory Steinhauer went 3-6 with three RBIs and 1 run scored.
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The CBU pitching staff combined for five strikeouts and left nine Choctaws stranded.
KEY PLAYS:
CBU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning from a 2 RBI home run by Dalton Pyzer.
The Choctaws then tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning.
Mississippi College then extended their lead with 3 more runs making it 5-2 going into the bottom of the sixth.
The Bucs added 2 runs from a Carson McCaleb 2 RBI home run to cut the lead to 5-4.
The Choctaws used a big eighth inning to extend their lead with 6 runs to make it 11-4.
The Bucs answered back with 7 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings. This inning was highlighted by a Cory Steinhauer 2 RBI single and a Jalen Smith 2 RBI double.
CBU's defense held MC scoreless in the top of the tenth inning and would secure a walk off win from a Cory Steinhauer RBI single bringing in Sam Walker to win the game 12-11.
NOTEABLES:
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The Bucs came back from a 7 run deficit to secure the victory.
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This was the Bucs fifth walk-off win of the season.
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The homerun for McCaleb marked his 5th of the season and the homerun for Pyzer marked his 10th of the season.
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Royal Hobson added 2 more stolen bases to his total, still leading the GSC with 36.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs return to action on Saturday, April 13 for a doubleheader senior day matchup against Mississippi College. First pitch is set for 12:00 PM CT.