JOPLIN, Mo. – No. 5 Baker dropped its first loss of the 2016 Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Tournament on Saturday, as they fell to Number 2 Central Methodist, 12-9.
Baker is still alive in the double-elimination tournament and will next play on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the winner of Number 4 MNU and Number 8 Peru State for a spot in the Heart Championship game.
Senior Travis Johnson had a huge game offensively with a 4-for-5 day with four RBI’s. Charlie Coleman, Ethan Jacks, Cort Brennan, Austin Bass and Wes Summers all had multi-hit games with two hits each. Bass and Coleman had Baker’s two extra base hits with a double each.
Caleb Lee got the start and threw 6.2 innings, while Bennett White threw an inning and Kekai Rivera-Albeso threw a scoreless 0.1 inning.
Baker had 16 hits on its nine runs, while the Eagles scored 12 runs on 11 hits.
| NAIA Baseball Box Score |
| Heart of America Post-Season Championship |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker (Kan.) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |
| Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | X | 12 | 11 | 2 |
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