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John Oliver Action
Reid Williams
4
Pittsburg State PSU 29-20
5
Winner Central Missouri UCM 36-13
Pittsburg State PSU
29-20
4
Final
5
Central Missouri UCM
36-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburg State PSU 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Central Missouri UCM 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 5 8 2

W: Rathburn,Evan (2-0) L: Kinsey, Brad (7-3) S: Seiz,Coby (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Mules Knock Off Gorillas, 5-4, in MIAA Tournament


PITTSBURG — Top-seeded University of Central Missouri scored the go-ahead run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to claim a 5-4 victory over Pittsburg State University in day two action of the 2019 MIAA Baseball Championship Friday (May 10) at Al Ortolani Field.

The loss sends the Gorillas (29-20) into a losers' bracket match-up against Missouri Western at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Saturday (May 11). The Mules (36-13) advance to a 12:30 p.m. contest against the winner of an elimination game between Missouri Southern and Lindenwood.

Pitt State jumped out to a 3-1 third inning lead against UCM, but the Mules rallied with three unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. The Gorillas knotted the score at 4-4 in the top of the fifth inning.

John Oliver went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the contest, while Alex Achtermann scored three runs. Ty Herrenbruck and Chaz Burgess also had RBIs for Pitt State.

Brad Kinsey (7-3) took the hard luck loss for the Gorillas. Kinsey allowed five runs, two earned, in 7 1/3 innings of work.
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