Posted: May 06, 2016
�
With the victory, the Central Methodist University Eagles improve to 40-15 on the year, while Missouri Valley College falls to 27-28 overall with the loss.
�
Thursday's battle against the rival Missouri Valley College Vikings saw each team score an abundance of runs early, followed by numerous lead changes.
�
After a scoreless top of the first inning, the Central Methodist offense would strike for five runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 5-0 lead.
�
Missouri Valley would respond, by scoring nine runs in the top of the second inning, to take a 9-5 lead.
�
Following a scoreless third inning, Central would put up another five spot, and reclaim the lead at 10-9 after four innings.
�
Both teams scored two runs apiece in the sixth inning, before Central would tack on another insurance run in the bottom of the seventh inning for the 13-11 win.
�
CMU and Missouri Valley combined for 24 runs on 32 hits and four errors.
�
Dalton Entwistle (Winfield, Mo.) started at first base for the suspended Logan Bradley (Farmington, Mo.), and filled in perfectly. Entwistle finished 4-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBI's.
�
On Thursday afternoon, the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Baseball Teams were released, and Central Methodist University infielder Brennan Hurley (Elsberry, Mo.) was named to the College Division 2016 Academic All-District
3 Baseball Team.
Full Release
�
"Brennan (Hurley) is an outstanding young man," said CMU head coach Nate Breland. "He is a captain on and off of the field. I am very proud of the year he has had."
�
The Eagles advance in the winner's bracket to face the 3rd seeded Grand View University Vikings on Friday evening at 7pm at Joe Becker Stadium.
�
For more information about Central Methodist University athletics, visit http://www.cmueagles.com. Follow CMU athletics on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cmathletics and on Twitter twitter.com/cmueagles. �������
�
