#MustangsWin! Stewart's Walkoff Helps CBC Earn Split With Culver-Stockton

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            North Little Rock, Ark. – Steven Stewart's first career home run capped a pair of come back victories this afternoon for Central Baptist College at Burns Park against Culver-Stockton. CBC (7-8) won 8-7 and 6-4 to earn a split in the series with the Wildcats (4-6) and end a five game losing skid.

            Stewart's walkoff three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh in game two capped a four-run ninth and helped the Mustangs score four in the seventh to win. CBC also trailed 5-1 in game one and used their offense to come back and win as well.

GAME THREE – CBC 8, CSC 7 (SEVEN INNINGS)

            Culver-Stockton again took the lead in the first inning with a single run. CBC would tie the game in the third when Jay French, who singled with one out, stole second then stole third and scored when the catcher's throw sailed into left field. Culver-Stockton recaptured the lead 5-1 in the fifth before the Mustangs began to chip away. In the fifth, CBC would score three runs courtesy of a double by French, a single by Stewart and a groundout from Wille Baez to cut the deficit to 5-4. CBC finally took their first lead of the series in the sixth. Logan Easterling hit a sac fly in the inning to tie the score at five. Wille Baez followed Easterling with a double to give CBC a 6-5 lead and Ruben Hernandez drove in a pair with a single. Leading 8-5 heading to the seventh, reliever Jackson Lindsey allowed a pair of runs, but got out of trouble to preserve the win. Andrew Killough started and threw 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with four walks and a strikeout. Lindsey earned the win, throwing the final 2.2 innings and allowing two runs on four hits with two Ks.

GAME FOUR – CBC 6, CSC 4 (SEVEN INNINGS)

            Culver-Stockton grabbed the lead first again in the final game, tallying a pair of runs in the third to lead 2-0. A sac fly by French cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom half and Easterling would tie the game in the fourth with a solo home run. Homers by Culver-Stockton in the sixth and the seventh put CBC behind 4-2 and setup drama in the bottom of the seventh. The first two batters of the inning were retired and Austin Teal singled with two outs to extend the game. Luke McBride followed Teal with a single and put runners on the corners for French. A wild pitch that scored Teal cut the deficit to 4-3 before French would draw a walk to setup Stewart, who blasted his ball just beyond the leaping left fielder's glove to win the game for CBC and help them earn a split.

UP NEXT

            CBC will return to Burns Park on Tuesday for another doubleheader, this time against the Tigers of Iowa Wesleyan University. First pitch is scheduled for noon and you can find links to coverage online.