Box Score

The Patriots defeated Missouri State in game one of a double header on Saturday afternoon, 3-2.  The Patriots with the win improved to 19-17, while the Bears fell to 19-15 on the season. 

The Bears started off the scoring in game one when first baseman Ben Carlson led off the top of the second inning with a single, stole second, and scored the first run of the game when third baseman Brayden Drake hit a single down the right field line.

The Patriots evened up the score 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Sophomore Brandon Bantz led off the inning with a walk and then scored when Sophomore Evan Bigley hit a two out RBI single to right field.

Missouri State re took the lead in the top of the eighth after the Patriots committed to errors to allow a runner to advance to third base and with a sacrifice fly to right field scored the go ahead run to give the Bears a 2-1 lead.

DBU answered right back in the bottom half of the eighth and took a 3-2 lead heading into the ninth inning.  Junior Nick Santos singled to right field and advanced to second off a single by Sophomore Trevor Head, which brought up Senior Garrett Baker.  Baker came through with a two RBI triple off the left field wall. 

Coming into the eighth and picking up the win for the Patriots was Junior Brett Lester, who went 2.0 innings, allowing no runs on no hits, while Pat Doyle picked up the loss for the Bears, after he went 1.0 inning, allowing two runs on three hits. 

Leading DBU at the Plate was Bigley, who went two for three and an RBI, while Bantz had two hits in four at bats and a run scored.