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Pioneers Grind Out Two Wins Over Dawson

Pioneers Grind Out Two Wins Over Dawson
Posted: Apr 12, 2023

Game 1 - Pioneers 16... Dawson 12

The MCC Pioneers took advantage of 15 free passes to 1st base (9 walks, 6 hit batters) and rallied from a 10-5 deficit for a 16-12 MonDak Conference victory in game 1 on Tuesday in Miles City. 

MCC had only 6 hits in the game with the big blow being a SS Jaeden Jordahl (Billings, MT) grand slam home run in the 3rd inning that cut the Dawson lead from 10-5 to 10-9. That gave the Pioneers the momentum they would need to pull off the victory. 

The Pioneers scored 2 runs in the 1st and 3 more in the 2nd inning all without getting a hit. It wasn't until Jordahl's home run that the Pioneers had a hit in the game. MCC tacked on 2 more runs in the 3rd to take a 11-10 lead and then DH Tommy O'Connell (Kalispell, MT) went deep in the 4th inning for a 12-10 lead. The Pioneers got 3 more runs in the inning thanks to Dawson blunders (walks, hit batsman, errors) to build a 15-10 lead.

Dawson sandwiched a Pioneer run in the 6th inning with a run in the 5th and 7th innings.

O'Connell was the only Pioneer with multiple hits going 2-3 (HR, 2B, RBI, 2 R). Jordahl had 4 RBI's, LF Grant Gabbert (Thorton, CO) had 3, and C Takumi Kimoto had 2. CF Kruz Slevira had 3 RBI without getting a hit. 

Cameron Murphy (Torrington, WY) got the start for the Pioneers going 3 innings (10 R, 10 H, 2 SO) before giving way to Josh Banderob (Great Falls, MT) for the next 2 innings (R, H, 3 BB, SO). Jacob Walker (Brisbane, Australia) closed the final 2 innings (3 H, R, SO). 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneer pitchers issued Dawson only 6 free passes compared to 15 free passes given up by Dawson pitchers. 
  • Dawson committed 3 errors and MCC had 2.
  • Dawson outhit Miles 14-6.
  • MCC had 9 stolen bases compared to only 4 for Dawson

 

Game 2 - Pioneers 15... Dawson 4

The Pioneers took advantage of a 6-run 4th inning and then bolstered the lead with 7 more runs over the final 3 innings for a 15-4 win and a doubleheader sweep of rival Dawson.

MCC got on the board in the top of the 1st inning after a Jaeden Jordahl single and Grant Gabbert walk. Tommy O'Connell then bunted to move the runners over and an errant throw to to 3rd allowed Jordahl to score. RF Wyatt Searcey (Denver, CO) then grounded out to 2nd base but Gabbert scored to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead. Dawson answered with 2 of their own in the bottom of the 1st but were then shut out over the next 4 innings. 

1B Kam Kostial (Rexburg, ID) and C Michael Ohlin (Billings, MT) each singled and were pushed over a base with a sacrifice bunt by 2B Dalton Martin (Gillette, WY). Jordahl was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Kostial scored on a passed ball, and Gabbert walked to load the bases again. O'Connell hit a sacrifice fly RBI to make the score 4-2 and Wyatt Searcey followed that up with a 3-run home run to push the score to 7-2.  Kruz Slevira made it back to back home runs with a blast to left field and a 8-2 lead. 

MCC got 2 more in the 5th inning starting with a solo blast by Ohlin. Gabbert walked again and O'Connell singled to left field. Wyatt Searcey got another RBI with a single to right field and the Pioneers had a commanding 10-2 lead. 

The Pioneers kept it rolling in the 6th with 3 more runs after Kostial was hit by a pitch, Ohlin hit a double that scored Kostial. Dalton Martin followed that with a RBI double and then Martin scored on a Jordahl ground out and another Dawson error. MCC finished their scoring with 2 more in the 7th after Dawson kept the game going with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th. O'Connell and Searcey walked. Pinch runners Matt Burton (Helena, MT) and Dyson Kinnaman (Belgrade, MT) engineered a double steal before Kinnaman scored on a Lane Neill ground out. Burton scored on an RBI single from Kostial to finish the Pioneer scoring and a 15-4 win. 

Jack Corriveau (Kalispell, MT) got the start for MCC and pitched 3.1 innings (5 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 3 SO). Spencer Searcey went the next 2.2 innings (3 H, 2 R, 3 BB) and Jacob Walker pitched the final inning (2 H, SO). 

Inside the Box Score

  •  Pioneer pitchers walked 8 batters. Dawson pitchers walked 5 and hit 3 batters.
  • Dawson had 3 errors. MCC had none. 
  • Each team had 3 stolen bases. 
  • The Pioneers had 13 hits and Dawson 10. 
  • Wyatt Searcey had 5 RBI to lead MCC.