Final score- Kansas Christian College 16, Baptist Bible College 6
Location- KCC (Kansas City Urban Youth Academy Complex) Overland Park, Kansas
Springfield, Missouri- The Falcons scored early and often as they forced a split of the two games today by winning 16-6. Kansas Christian scored 3 runs in the bottom of the second to take the early lead. BBC countered with 1 run in the top of the second inning. With one out
Drew Wheeler tripled. An out later
Grant Merryman brought him home with a single.
The Falcons scored two more runs in the bottom of the second inning to lead 5-1. Then Kansas Christian plated six runs in the bottom of the third inning to post a commanding 11-1 advantage.
In the top of the fourth inning the Patriots got three runs back. Kam Grant led off with a single followed by a single from D. Wheeler.
Jayton Cromer knocked in both of those players with a double. Cromer was moved over to third base by Merryman and then
Brennan Montgomery hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in Cromer, 11-4, KCC.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, however, Kansas Christian scored another couple of runs to push the lead to 13-4. In the top of the fifth inning the Patriots scored a pair of runs themselves.
Haden Parton and Grant were both hit by pitches with an out in between them. D. Wheeler placed a line drive double to right field that scored Parton and moved Grant to third base. Cromer hit a sacrifice fly to right field that plated Grant to make it 13-6, KCC.
The Falcons would end the scoring with three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, 16-6, and then the Patriots failed to score in their next two at-bats.
Highlights-
- Drew Wheeler, 3 for 3, 2 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, and 1 RBI.
- Grant Merryman, 1 for 3, 1 RBI.
- Kam Grant, 2 for 3, 2 runs scored.
- Jayton Cromer, 1 for 2, 1 run scored, a double, and 3 RBIs.
Up next- The Patriots play a doubleheader versus Kansas Christian College tomorrow, Saturday, April 1, with tentative starting times of 1 and 4 pm.
