WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team is competing in the Super Regional for the first time in program history. UAM played game one of a best-of-3 series with Central Missouri on Friday and came out of the opener with an 11-6 loss to the Mules.
GAME RECAP
Game 1, 9 Innings
Arkansas-Monticello: 6, Central Missouri: 11
WP: Connor Wolf (12-0)
LP: Connor Irvine (9-2)
SV: None
Scoring Recap:
Central Missouri was the first on the board in the weekend's opening game, scoring a single run in the third. The Mules extended their lead to 5-0 after driving in three more runs in the fourth and another in the fifth.
Roc Hawthorne gave Monticello its first run in the sixth, getting every bit of a ball launched over the right field wall.
Cade Cancilla brought home a second run on a SAC fly to left to cut at the UCM lead.
The Mules responded in the bottom half of the inning with six runs to push their lead to 11-2.
Chaz Poppy and
Kirk Woolf drove in the game's final runs, with Poppy driving a solo shot to left center and Woolf tacking on three runs on a home run to left.
The loss on the day puts Arkansas-Monticello in a must-win scenario for Saturday, dropping the Weevils' season record to 35-23.
OFFENSIVE SHOWCASE
PITCHING SHOWCASE
- Connor Irvine - 4 IP, 2 SO, 4 ER, 5 H, 3 BB
- Jacob McDaniel - 1 IP, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
- Kyle Roop - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 ER
- Trey Miller - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 R
UP NEXT
Arkansas-Monticello returns to Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field on Saturday, May 25 to continue its best-of-3 series with Central Missouri for the Super Regionals. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.
All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the
UAM Baseball schedule.
How to follow the Weevils: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Weevils Baseball, visit
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