CBC Splits With Iowa Wesleyan

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            North Little Rock, Ark. – Looking to continue their winning streak, Central Baptist College baseball hosted the Tigers of Iowa Wesleyan University this afternoon at Burns Park. CBC (8-9) split with IWU (5-15), dropping game one 6-3 before winning game two 5-4.

            Walks and defense were the story once against for the Mustangs in the two games. Game one saw CBC walk eight and commit three errors while game two saw them commit four errors while only walking three.

GAME ONE – IWU 6, CBC 3 (SEVEN INNINGS)

            CBC jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first thanks to a Logan Easterling single and an error by the IWU third baseman. IWU would tie the game in the second and take a 3-2 lead in third. Austin Teal would tie the game at three in the fifth with an RBI single of his own before the Tigers struck for three in the seventh courtesy of two hit by pitches, two walks and a pair of errors by the Mustangs. Gram Middleton did not factor in the decision and threw three innings in his first career start, allowing three runs on three hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Slayton Holland threw the next three innings and allowed four hits with two walks and a strikeout before Jose Monegro would get the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on no hits with a walk and a strikeout with Justin "Woody" Raines finishing the contest, pitching .1 innings and issuing a walk.

GAME TWO – CBC 5, IWU 4 (SEVEN INNINGS)

            The Mustangs would strike first again in the second game, with Wille Baez driving in the game's first run on a sac fly in the first to give CBC a 1-0 lead. IWU would take the lead courtesy of an error and a sac fly in the second before CBC retook the lead, 3-2 in the fourth. Easterling would lead off the fourth with a homer and Wille Baez would follow with a single. Three batters later, Graham Dykes would triple to bring in a run and give CBC the lead. IWU would tie the game in the fifth and retake the lead in the sixth, setting up drama in the seventh inning. French and Teal would both reach with singles and Easterling would also single to load the bases. Following a fly out, Ruben Hernandez would double to bring home the tying and winning runs and give the Mustangs a split in the doubleheader.

UP NEXT

            CBC begins a four-game series with Baptist Bible with a doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Victory Field in Conway. First pitch is scheduled for noon.