Central Missouri News

ADA, Okla. - The East Central University baseball team hosted Oklahoma Baptist University for a Tuesday afternoon contest, falling 8-3 to the Bison at Ken Turner Field.
 
OBU opened the scoring in the first after a 2 RBI double put the Bison up 2-0.
 
The Tigers struggled to find a hit for two consecutive innings while the Bison tacked three more runs to the board in the top of the third on four hits and one Tiger error to extend their lead 5-0.
 
Christian Whitaker picked up ECU's first hit with a single to center and eventually crossed home plate after Kyle Busker stalled in a run down going to second base.
 
The Bison's bats grew quiet for the next three innings while the Tigers added another run in the bottom of the sixth when Duncan Key's sac fly allowed Nick Blankenship to come home and cut the deficit to 5-2.
 
Bryce Crawford, who came in relief for starting pitcher Bryan Terry in the third, pitched five strong innings allowing no runs and only one hit from the fourth to the eighth inning.
 
However, the Bison managed to pull out three runs on three hits in the top of the ninth to pull away 8-2 heading into the final stanza.
 
In the home half, Ian Mason's RBI single drove in Nolan Herchock, but a 6-4-3 double play would end the game, and OBU walked away with an 8-3 win.
 
Terry took the loss, pitching two innings and giving up five runs on five hits. Reliever Crawford went 6 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on four hits. Kaleb Dent pitched 2/3 innings, allowing one run and one hit.
 
Carson Thomas, Tanner Collins, Ian Mason, Christian Whitaker, and Nick Blankenship had one hit apiece.
 
The East Central University baseball team will be back in action at home Friday, March 17 for a GAC series against Ouachita Baptist University. 

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