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Schedule

Attempt 2 yay
15
Winona State WSU 1-1
17
Winner McKendree MCK 1-1
Winona State WSU
1-1
15
Final
17
McKendree MCK
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winona State WSU 2 1 2 0 3 1 5 1 0 15 10 1
McKendree MCK 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 6 X 17 21 4

W: Koenig, Lane (1-0) L: Firpo, J. (0-1) S: Reinkemeyer, Jacob (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cooper Hayes

Bearcat Bats Bring Home the Victory

The McKendree University baseball team defeated the Winona State Warriors on Sunday afternoon by a score of 17-15 to improve to 1-1 on the season. 

 

How it Happened 

The Bearcats got the bats going early, as senior Connor McCormick (Manteno, IL/Manteno) drove in Corey Price (Bethalto, IL/Civic Memorial) and Austin Francis (Dupo, IL/Dupo) in the first inning to take an early lead.
 

McKendree added two more runs in the second inning when sophomore Joseph Copeland (Glen Carbon, IL/Edwardsville) and senior Austin Francis (Dupo, IL/Dupo) each knocked in a run, giving the Bearcats a 5-3 lead. McKendree would add three more runs in the third to extend the lead to 8-5.


The seventh inning would see the game enter a rain delay after Winona State scored four runs in the inning to give the Warriors a 14-10 lead.


The Bearcats bats would not be silenced by the delay, however. Corey Price (Bethalto, IL/Civic Memorial) got the Bearcats started, launching a solo home run to left center. Jordan Richardson (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) knocked in the next run, cutting the deficit to two runs. Sophomore Jayton Cromer (Lebanon, MO/Lebanon) drove Richardson home off a single closing the gap to one.


The final two runs would be generated off a double by senior Ryan Hutchinson (Sorento, IL/Greenville) and Bryce Emery (Harrisburg, IL/Harrisburg), who brought Hutchinson home on a two-run shot.

 

Inside the Box score

-  McKendree hit three home runs on the afternoon, with Austin Francis (Dupo, IL/Dupo), Corey Price (Bethalto, IL/Civic Memorial), and Bryce Emery (Harrisburg, IL/Harrisburg) all hitting their firsts of the year. 
-  The Bearcats scored at least one run in every inning but one, including a six-run frame in the eighth.
-  The 21 hits the Bearcats compiled was the most in a game in the early season. 
-  Eight separate Bearcats recorded at least three hits.
-  McKendree hit eight double on the day as a team. 

-  The Bearcats left only seven runners on base on the afternoon

Up Next: 

The Bearcats return to action at Hypes Field on March 5th when they welcome Parkside for the first game of a four game weekend series.

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