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Pioneers Split Games On Tuesday in Tucson

Pioneers Split Games On Tuesday in Tucson
Posted: Mar 03, 2026

Game 1 - Pioneers 0... Cal Miramar 5

Less than 16 hours after scoring 20 runs and picking up 2 wins over Cal Miramar on Monday, the MCC Pioneer bats went cold and Cal Miramar was able to shut out MCC 5-0 in game one on Tuesday afternoon in Tucson, AZ.

MCC was only able to pick up 3 hits in the game and Liam Sullivan (LF - Great Falls, MT) had 2 of those hits including a double. Cooper Wilson (CF - Sydney, Australia) had the other hit for the Pioneers. 

Miramar picked up one run in the bottom of the 3rd and then created separation from the Pioneers with 4 runs in the 5th inning. 

AJ Truman (Eureka, MT) got the start for the Pioneers and pitched 3 innings (4 H, R, BB) and Eli Kelley (Rapid City, SD) took the next 1.2 innings (H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 SO). Kellen Henry (Mohall, ND) pitched 0.1 innings (2 H, R, BB) and Owen Lucas (Regina, Saskatchewan) had the final inning with one strikeout. 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers had 3 hits and Miramar had 7 hits (2B).
  • Each team had 1 stolen base. 
  • Pioneer batters struck out 3 times and walked 5 times. They were hit by pitch once. 
  • Miramar batters struck out 4 times and walked twice. They were also hit by pitch once. 
  • MCC had 2 errors. 

 

Game 2 - Pioneers 3... Gustavus Adolphus JV 0

Four MCC Pioneer pitchers combined on a one hitter and the Pioneers got all the runs they needed with 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning to defeat GA JV 3-0 in game 2 on Tuesday in Tucson. 

Dominic Johnatakis (Syracuse, UT) got the start on the mound and pitched 3 innings (0 H, 3 BB, 6 SO) and gave the ball to Ethan Evans (Sheridan, WY) for the next 2 innings (0 R, BB, 4 SO). Owen Lucas got the next inning (H, BB, 3 SO) and Piece Hollowell (Miles City, MT) finished things off with a perfect final inning that included 2 strikeouts. 

MCC got 2 runs in the 1st inning after a couple of base hits and a GA error. Their final run came in the top of the 5th on a sacrifice fly from Ethan Forrest (LF - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).

Chase Carnahan (Fallon, NV) and Liam Sullivan each had 2 hits for MCC. 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers had 8 singles in the game. 
  • Gustavus had the only 2 errors in the game.
  • There were 25 total strikeouts in the game. MCC pitchers struck out 15 batters.

MCC is now 6-6 on the season and will be back at it on Wednesday with games against Gustavus and Concordia JV