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Tyler Mathys
5
Southwest Baptist SBU 10-19, 4-13 MIAA
6
Winner Northeastern St. NSU 10-21, 7-10 MIAA
Southwest Baptist SBU
10-19, 4-13 MIAA
5
Final
6
Northeastern St. NSU
10-21, 7-10 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southwest Baptist SBU 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 3
Northeastern St. NSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 11 2

W: N. Sturgeon (2-1) L: Tongue, David (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Spencer Greathouse, Director of Athletics Media Relations

Mathys Goes 3-4 in Loss to Northeastern State


Tahlequah, Okla. – Northeastern State took game two of the three game series Saturday afternoon, defeating Southwest Baptist 6-5 in the 9th inning. SBU falls to 10-19 (4-13 MIAA) on the year.
 
With an 0-2 count, Caleb Sneed led off the game with an infield single to third base. The Riverhawks struck first, scoring 1 run in the first inning. Southwest Baptist responded, scoring 3 of their own in the 2nd. Jackson Soule started the inning with a walk. He stole second in the next at-bat, advancing the third on a throwing error by the NSU catcher. Sam Avila also drew a walk, putting runners on first and third. As the next batter struck out, Avila stole second and advanced to third on an error by the 2nd baseman, allowing Soule to score as well. After a second out, Tyler Mathys smashed a two-run home run to give SBU a 3-1 lead.
 
Kyle Smith sat down the next three batters in order, getting two ground outs and a strikeout. Tyler Mathys led off the 5th inning with a double to right field. Caleb Sneed followed with a single to right center, putting runners on first and third for Carl Schwettmann. NSU was able to turn a double play, but Mathys scored, extending the Bearcat lead to 4-1. Smith and the Bearcat defense kept rolling, not allowing another run through 8 innings.
 
In the top of the 9th, Sam Avila walked to begin the inning with a base runner. Brett Mitchell moved him over with a sacrifice bunt, and Avila later stole third after a strikeout. Tyler Mathys picked up another hit and another RBI, driving in Avila with a single through the left side, building SBU's lead to 5-1. Northeastern was down, but they weren't out. The Riverhawks bounced back, scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th to take game two of the series with a score of 6-5.
 
Caleb Sneed extended his hitting streak to 19 games, going 2-5 on the afternoon. Tyler Mathys went 3-4, collecting a home run and a double along with 3 RBIs. Hunter Hisky was the other Bearcat with multiple hits, going 2-4 at the plate. Kyle Smith had an outstanding pitching performance, going 7.1 innings, giving up just 1 run on 9 hits.
 
The final game of the series is set to begin on Sunday at 1 PM.
 
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