Shreveport, La. - The No. 10 Central Methodist baseball team earned a signature victory over No. 2 nationally ranked Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Sunday, finishing the weekend with a 3-1 record over four Top-15 opponents in Shreveport, La.
The Eagles improve their overall record to 7-1.
In the first game of the series, Central jumped out to a 2-0 lead on No. 2 USAO in the Top of the 2nd before the Drovers responded with a run in the 3rd and three in the 4th to take a 4-2 lead. The Eagles responded with a run in the next half inning to trim the lead to 4-3.
In thrilling fashion, the Eagles score two runs in the Top of the 7th on a RBI single from Kenny Otero and an RBI single from Sergio Macias, which proved to be the game winner. Macias then came in to close the game out in the bottom half of the inning to earn the save and the upset win over USAO.
Central capped the first day with another Top-15 win, this time over No. 11 Indiana University-Southeast. The Eagle bats controlled the game from start to finish, scoring runs in each of the first four innings to earn the 10-3 win. Nick Merkel got the start on the bump, earning the win after tossing five innings and giving up only two hits on four runs while striking out eight batters. Macias led the offense with a .750 batting average, including three hits, two home runs and six RBI.
In the third game of the tourney against No. 14 Lyon, the game remained a scoreless affair until the Top of the 5th, when Otera doubled to deep left to score Cole from first. CMU added three more runs in the Top of the 6th to put the game out of reach, with a 4-0 victory. Senior ace Mason Schwellenbach tossed a complete game in his first start on the mound in 2021, giving up no runs on only two hits while striking out 10 batters.
Central was just edged in the finale on Monday afternoon by host No. 6 LSU-Shreveport, 7-6, completing the weekend with a 3-1 record and three wins over Top-11 opponents.
The Eagles are set to host the CMU series this Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28, featuring Olivet Nazarene, William Woods, and Bellevue. The games will take place at Versallies High School in Versallies, Mo.
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