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WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Chase Wilcox doubled home Will Krzykowski with the winning run in the bottom of the 10^th inning to lift the University of Central Missouri baseball team to a 7-6 win over Pittsburg State University Saturday (Mar. 1).

The No. 20 ranked Gorillas (10-3, 2-3 MIAA) took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning, but Vince Tobol smacked a three-run home run to give the No. 4 ranked Mules (11-2, 5-0 MIAA) a brief 6-4 advantage.
 
Pitt State countered with a game-tying two-run homer from Dagen Brewer with one out in the top of the ninth. The Gorillas loaded the bases in the 10^th but UCM's Bryce Taylor (2-0) fanned Rickey Sanchez to end the scoring threat.
 
Krzykowski singled to shortstop off Pitt State reliever Cooper Crouch to open the bottom of the 10^th inning. Dane Johnson, who had three hits and four RBI on the day, bunted Krzykowski to second. Crouch (0-1) then walked intentionally Tobol before Willis delivered the game-winning hit.
 
Starter Kolby Dougan tossed a season high 109 pitches for the Gorillas. He limited the Mules to three runs on five hits over 7.0 innings of work. The MIAA strikeouts leader fanned seven batters in the game.
 
Sanchez went 4-for-6 at the plate and scored two runs. Hayden Dyer also had three hits and an RBI in the contest.
 
Pitt State and UCM will wrap up the three-game MIAA series with a 1 p.m. (CST) game Sunday (Mar. 2) at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field.