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Austin White action 2019
Andy Smith
Austin White delivered a two-run homer and an RBI double in Thursday's doubleheader.
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Malone MAL 31-16, 20-9 G-MAC
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Winner Ky. Wesleyan KWC 27-19, 19-10 G-MAC
Malone MAL
31-16, 20-9 G-MAC
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Final
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Ky. Wesleyan KWC
27-19, 19-10 G-MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Malone MAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Ky. Wesleyan KWC 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 8 14 1

W: D. Smith (8-0) L: Yoder, Clyde (7-3)

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Winner Malone MAL 32-16, 21-9 G-MAC
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Ky. Wesleyan KWC 27-20, 19-11 G-MAC
Winner
Malone MAL
32-16, 21-9 G-MAC
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Final
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Ky. Wesleyan KWC
27-20, 19-11 G-MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Malone MAL 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 7 3
Ky. Wesleyan KWC 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 3

W: Mullet, Eric (7-3) L: Z. Burton (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pioneers Bounce Back to Earn Split at Kentucky Wesleyan

The Malone University baseball team maintained a two-game cushion for first place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference with a doubleheader split against Kentucky Wesleyan College Thursday afternoon in Owensboro, Kentucky.  The Pioneers dropped the first game of the four-game series 8-1 in nine innings, but bounced back with a 6-2 win in the seven-inning nightcap to salvage a split.
 
With the split, Malone is now 32-16 on the season and 21-9 in the G-MAC, Kentucky Wesleyan, meanwhile, is 27-20 overall and 19-11 in the conference play. The Pioneers can earn at least a share of the G-MAC regular season title with a win on Friday,  or can claim the title outright with a sweep.
 
Game One Recap
While the Malone offense struggled to get going against Panther ace Devin Smith (8-0), the KWC offense scored three runs in the second to stake hold of an early advantage. Malone scored its only run of the game in the top of the seventh on an RBI double from Austin White to trim the deficit to 3-1, but Wesleyan scored five runs in the bottom half of the frame to break the game open.

Smith, the G-MAC Pitcher of the Year frontrunner, totaled 13 strikeouts in seven innings pitched, holding Malone to just three hits and an unearned run. Matt Noel and Tyson Gingerich each singled. Clyde Yoder (7-3) suffered the losing decision on the mound.
 
Game Two Recap
The first-place Pioneers responded with a 6-2 victory in the game two.  Austin White smashed a two-run homer in the first inning and Malone never trailed.

The Pioneers added a run on an RBI single from Turner Hill in the fifth and then crossed the plate three times in the top of the seventh. Hill drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly, Tyson Gingerich doubled in a run, and Matt Noel chased home another with a groundball.

After pitching six scoreless frames, Pioneer starter Eric Mullet gave up two harmless runs in the seventh before inducing a game-ending strikeout. Mullet struck out eight in the complete game victory as he improved to 7-3 on the season.

Turner Hill collected two hits, including a double, and two RBI. Cade Mottice singled and scored twice.

Up Next
The Pioneers and Panthers are scheduled to square off twice more in a G-MAC doubleheader Friday, May 3rd at 1:00 pm ET (12:00 pm CT).
 
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