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Regular Season Ends With Split For Pioneer Baseball

Regular Season Ends With Split For Pioneer Baseball
Posted: Apr 28, 2025

Game 1 - Pioneers 7... Bismarck State 3

Lance Bratlien (CF - Helena, MT) smacked 2 home runs and the Pioneers used a 6-run 2nd inning to defeat Bismarck State in game 1 on Sunday 7-3 in Bismarck, ND. The Pioneers had defeated the Mystics twice on Saturday in Miles City and did so without hitting a home run and only having one extra base hit. Bratlien connected on a 3-run home run in the 2nd inning and then upped his MonDak Conference home run total to 17 with a solo shot in the 4th inning. 

The Mystics got on the board 1st with a run in the bottom of the 1st. The Pioneers quickly responded as Luke Wilson (RF - Calgary, Alberta) led the 2nd inning off with a walk and then with one out, Davis Mosier (DH - Billings, MT) and Cooper Morlang (2B - Rapid City, SD) both singled to load the bases. Bohden Bahnmiller (3B - Helena, MT) drove in the Pioneers 1st run of the game with a single and then Chandler Smith (C - Miles City, MT) grounded out but Mosier scored. Morlang scored 3rd strike wild pitch and that led to Bratlien's 3-run homer. 

Bratlien had 4 RBI in the game as Wilson and Bahnmiller joined Bratlien as Pioneers with 2 hits. 

Chase Goode (Castle Rock, CO) got the start on the mound and pitched 4 innings (3 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 SO) and gave way to Trae Awbery (Miles City, MT) for the next 1.1 innings (BB). Brandon Hegedus (Littleton, CO) entered and walked the 3 batters he faced. Ostyn Brennen (Kalispell, MT) cleaned up the final 1.2 innings (BB, 2 SO). 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers had 8 hits (2 HR, 2B) and the Mystics had 4 hits. 
  • MCC batters struck out 6 times and walked 4 times. 
  • BSC batters struck out 6 times, walked 8 times, and were hit by pitch twice. 
  • Each team had 1 error. 
  • There were no stolen bases in the game. 

 

Game 2 - Pioneers 0... Bismarck State 4

The final game of the regular season did not go as the Pioneers had planned. Bismarck State pitchers allowed only 3 hits and struck out 11 leading the Mystics to a 4-0 win and salvage a game in the 4-game series. 

BSC scored a run in the bottom of the 1st and 3rd innings while posting 2 runs in the 5th. 

Lee Neugebauer (Rapid City, SD) got the start on the mound and pitched 4.2 innings (4 R, 5 H, ER, BB, 8 SO) and gave the ball to Max Holden (Kalispell, MT) for the final 1.1 innings H, 2 SO).

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers had only 3 hits (2B).
  • The Mystics had 6 hits (HR, 2B).
  • MCC had 3 errors and BSC had 2.
  • Pioneer batters struck out 11 times, walked 5 times, and were hit by pitch once.
  • Mystic batters struck out 10 times and walked once.
  • There were no stolen bases.

MCC finishes the season 18-6 in MonDak Conference play and 35-15 overall. The Pioneers will host Lake Region State in a best of 3 series with the winner advancing to the Region XIII Championships May 9-11 at the MonDak Conference top remaining seed. If #1 seed Williston State defeats Dakota College at Bottineau next weekend, the tourney will be in Williston, ND. 

Game 1 of the Pioneers best of 3 series is Saturday afternoon at 2:00 in Miles City, MT.