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Ottawa OTTAWA 11-2
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Winner Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 5-8
Ottawa OTTAWA
11-2
9
Final
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Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
5-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa OTTAWA 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 9 12 2
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 0 0 6 1 2 0 3 5 X 17 18 1

W: B. Epperhart (1-0) L: Tice, Logan (0-1) S: O. Dobberste (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls in Slugfest at Evangel, 17-9

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Ottawa jumped out early and briefly reclaimed the lead in the middle innings, but a six-run third and late offensive surge by Evangel proved too much to overcome in a 17-9 loss Thursday afternoon at University Field.

The Braves scored nine runs on 12 hits, but Evangel  answered with 18 hits and scored in five different innings, including a five-run eighth to put the game away.

How It Happened
Ottawa struck first in the second inning. Jose Vega doubled to center and came home on Declan Brown's sacrifice fly. Kaiden Hoapili followed with an RBI single to give the Braves a 2-0 edge.
The Braves added another in the third when Julius Ryan singled home Jeremy Freeman, Jr. for a 3-0 lead.

Evangel responded with a six-run bottom of the third, stringing together four hits, two walks and a sacrifice fly to take a 6-3 advantage.

Ottawa answered in a big way in the fourth. RBI singles from Jalen Ryan, Alejandro Paz (two-run single) and Vega, along with a bases-loaded walk to Freeman, fueled a five-run inning to push the Braves back in front, 8-6.

Evangel chipped away with a run in the fourth, tied the game on a solo homer by Nunes in the fifth, and took the lead for good later in the inning.

A two-run triple in the seventh extended the Crusaders' cushion before Ottawa got one back on Dylan Snead's solo home run in the eighth.

Evangel responded with five runs in the bottom of the eighth, highlighted by a two-run double and a solo homer, to seal the 17-9 final.
By the Numbers
  • 12 hits for Ottawa, with seven different players recording at least one hit
  • Dylan Snead: 2-for-4, HR, 2 runs scored
  • Alejandro Paz: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
  • Jose Vega: 2-for-5, double, RBI
  • Jeremy Freeman, Jr.: 1-for-2, 2 runs, RBI, 2 walks
  • Julius Ryan: 1-for-5, RBI
  • Declan Brown: 1-for-3, RBI (sac fly)
  • Ottawa scored five runs in the fourth inning to briefly regain the lead
  • Braves pitchers combined for 5 strikeouts
  • Evangel totaled 18 hits, including multiple extra-base hits and two home runs
On the Mound
  • Grant Faris: 2.0 IP, 6 R, 4 H
  • Logan Tice (L, 0-1): 2.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 K
  • Ottawa used six pitchers in the contest
Who is Next
Ottawa (11-2, 3-1) finishes its series with Evangel University on Friday, February 20 at University Field in Springfield, Mo. First pitch of the double header is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
 
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