Mission Patriot Baseball split a four-game series with Hastings College over Sunday and Monday, opening with a win before alternating losses and closing the set with a strong pitching performance. The first two games were played at Joplin High School in Missouri, while Games 3 and 4 were held at Neosho High School in Missouri.

Game 1 – Mission 7, Hastings 2

Mission opened the series with a 7-2 victory behind a 14-hit performance and strong pitching.

The Patriots struck first in the opening inning when Sam Golden doubled to right field to score Zachary Beatty.

Mission broke the game open in the third inning with five runs. Collin Miser singled to center field to drive in a run, Ryan Free followed with an RBI walk, and Drew Vaughan reached on a fielding error that allowed two runs to score. Kaedan Thompson added an RBI groundout to cap the five-run frame and extend the lead to 6-0.

Clay Palen added an RBI single in the seventh to push the advantage to 7-0 before Hastings scored twice in the bottom of the inning.

Mission totaled 14 hits in the win while striking out 12 Hastings batters.

Mission Stat Leaders (Game 1)

Clay Palen: 3-5, RBI, 1 R
Collin Miser: 3-4, RBI, 1 R
Sam Golden: 2-5, 2B, RBI, 1 R
Zachary Beatty: 2-4, 1 R, 2 SB
Drew Vaughan: 1-3, 2 RBI
Trey Mulholland: 2-5, 2B

Pitching:
Trey Mulholland (W, 2-1): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Hunter Roberts: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Game 2 – Hastings 11, Mission 6

Joplin High School – Joplin, Mo.

Mission struck first with two runs in the opening inning on solo home runs from Trey Mulholland and Sam Golden, but a nine-run second inning by Hastings proved decisive in an 11-6 loss.

The Patriots finished with eight hits and three home runs but committed three errors that contributed to five unearned runs.

Mission Stat Leaders (Game 2)

Trey Mulholland: 1-4, HR, RBI, 1 R
Sam Golden: 1-2, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB
Kadean Jacobs: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, BB
Clay Palen: 3-4, 1 R
Kaedan Thompson: 0-2, RBI, 1 R, 2 BB

Pitching:
Jude Tenny (L, 2-1): 1.1 IP, 9 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K
Brendyn Paulsen: 4.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 K

Game 3 – Hastings 16, Mission 2

Neosho High School – Neosho, Mo.

Hastings scored three runs in the first inning and added one in the second before pulling away with five runs in the fourth and seven more in the fifth in a 16-2 win.

Mission's offense came in the first inning when Trey Mulholland hit a two-run home run to left field, scoring Zachary Beatty.

The Patriots were limited to five hits while Hastings finished with 12 hits and drew 10 walks. Mission committed three errors.

Mission Stat Leaders (Game 3)

Trey Mulholland: 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, BB
Zachary Beatty: 1-2, 1 R
Carter Vienhage: 1-3
Kaedan Thompson: 1-1
Kadean Jacobs: 1-1

Pitching:
Ryan Congemo (L, 0-1): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 7 K
Ethan Banks: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 1 K
Jordan Wood: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Game 4 – Mission 4, Hastings 1

Neosho High School – Neosho, Mo.

Mission closed the series with a 4-1 victory behind strong pitching and timely hitting.

The Patriots scored in the first inning when Trey Mulholland crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Mission added three runs in the second, including an RBI walk by Mulholland and a two-run single by Clay Palen that scored Kadean Jacobs and Zachary Beatty.

Mission recorded four hits and drew eight walks while turning a double play defensively.

Mission Stat Leaders (Game 4)

Drew Vaughan: 2-3, 1 R
Clay Palen: 1-4, 2 RBI
Trey Mulholland: 0-0, RBI, 1 R, 4 BB
Zachary Beatty: 1-3, 1 R, SB
Kadean Jacobs: 0-1, 1 R, 2 BB

Pitching:
Ian Brown (W, 1-0): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Zach Still: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB
Garrett Hunter (Sv, 1): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Series Notes

• Mission and Hastings split the four-game series, 2-2.

• The Patriots recorded 14 hits in Game 1, their highest total of the series.

• Mission hit six home runs across the four games.

• Trey Mulholland homered twice in the series and earned the Game 1 win on the mound.

• Ian Brown earned his first win of the season in Game 4, while Garrett Hunter recorded his first save.

• Mission pitchers combined for 40 strikeouts over the four games.

Next Up

Mission returns to action Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 2:00 p.m. in a single game against Oklahoma Wesleyan University at Joplin High School in Missouri.