The Basics
Game 1: Evangel 14, York 12 | Box Score
Game 2: Evangel 14, York 12 | Box Score
Record: Evangel (13-14, 8-8), York (7-17, 5-8)
Location: York, Neb. (Levitt Stadium)
YORK, Neb. – Evangel Baseball hit the road on Friday (Mar. 13) afternoon, taking on the York Panthers in Nebraska, looking to continue to build off a strong Tuesday win.
Evangel scored six runs in both games, which proved to be enough, as EU took a 6-3 and 6-5 win on Friday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Nate Nunes reached on an error in the first inning, scoring on a Quentin Edwards single to give EU a 1-0 lead.
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Neither team would score for the majority of the game, but the Panthers scored a pair in the bottom of the sixth to take a 2-1 lead.
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Another error allowed Mason Reilly to reach base, scoring on a Evan Jno-Baptiste single to tie the game up at 2-2.
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Evangel added four runs in the top of the eighth, Cade Beshore walked, followed by a Edwards hit by pitch, with both scoring on a Justus Cherrico double. After Heath Perry worked a walk, Mason Reilly doubled to score Cherrico and H. Perry, giving EU a 6-2 lead.
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York added a run in the bottom of the ninth, but EU worked out of trouble, earning a 6-3 win in game one.
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In game two, Cherrico walked in the top of the second, followed by a H. Perry double and Gannon Miller single, scoring Justus to give EU a 1-0 lead. Perry also scored on a ground out in the inning.
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Baptiste and Beshore both singled, both scoring on a Cherrico double, making it a 4-0 ballgame.
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In the bottom of the fourth, York added three runs to draw within a run of EU's lead, 4-3.
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Beshore singled and Edwards doubled, as a Cherrico single scored Beshore. A Perry groundout scored Edwards to extend EU's lead, 6-3.
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York added a pair to close out the game, but were unable to score the run needed to tie it up, as EU escaped with a 6-5 win over the Panthers.
NOTABLE
NEXT UP
Evangel Baseball concludes their series with York on Saturday (Mar. 14) afternoon at 12:00 p.m. in Nebraska.
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