#MustangsWin! CBC Sweeps Harris-Stowe To Win Fourth Straight AMC Series!

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            St. Louis, Mo. – Looking for another series win after a split yesterday, Central Baptist College baseball took on the Harris-Stowe State University Hornets this afternoon at Stars Park in an American Midwest Conference doubleheader. CBC (18-13, 15-5 AMC) exploded offensively, scoring 34 runs in a sweep of HSSU (5-21, 3-17 AMC) by scores of 13-3 and 21-5.

            The Mustangs had two records broken, both in the second game. Gram Middleton made his 37^th career start, surpassing Brian Moreno for the most starts all-time and Ayden Qualls was hit by a pitch four times, setting a new single-game record.

GAME THREE – CBC 13, HSSU 3

            The Mustangs put up three in the first on a single by Brayden Mayencourt and a two-run single by Cameron Harden. Six runs would cross the plate in the second thanks to a two-run single by Ryan Dauphinee, followed by a single by Mayencourt, a double by Harden, and a single by Garrett Fitts to make it 9-0 after two. A sac fly by Dauphinee made it 10-0 in the third before HSSU scored two in the bottom half. Dauphinee would drive in his fourth and fifth runs of the game with a single in the fifth to make the lead 10 again. The Hornets would get another run in the fifth before George Astacio finished the scoring with a single in the sixth. Dylan Parton earned win number four by throwing five innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Dominic Smith and Rhett James threw the final two innings, combining to allowing two hits with a walk and a strikeout.

GAME FOUR – CBC 21, HSSU 5

            CBC scored quickly again in the final game, plating three in the second on an error and a sac fly by Astacio. Six runs would cross the plate in the third on a single by Fitts, a three-run double by Astacio, a wild pitch, and a double by Mayencourt. Fitts started a four-run fourth with another single and he was followed by a single by Aaron Prince, a fielder's choice off the bat of Astacio for his fifth RBI, a bases loaded walk to Mayencourt and an error that plated three off the bat of Harden. Harris-Stowe would score all their runs in the fourth before CBC plated their final five runs in the sixth on a two-run error, a groundout by Cody Kennon and a two-run double by Iziah Tafoya. Jackson Lindsey got the win, recording the final out of the fourth on a strikeout. Brennan Duhe picked up a save, pitching the final three innings and allowing just three hits and a walk with five Ks.

UP NEXT

            CBC is back on the road for four more games next weekend in Fulton, Mo., against William Woods. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for noon.