Noah Renaud drove in game winning run in 3-2 win over #10 Oklahoma City on Friday, Feb. 14
Jay Stancil, Union College
2
Oklahoma City OCU 5-3
3
Winner Madonna University MADONNA 8-1
Oklahoma City OCU
5-3
2
Final
3
Madonna University MADONNA
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Oklahoma City OCU 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 3
Madonna University MADONNA 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 2

W: Beuckelaere, John (1-1) L: Sparks (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Zachary Shore

#RV @MUCrusadersBSB walks off on No. 10 Oklahoma City

THE BASICS
Score: #RV Madonna University 3, #10 Oklahoma City University 2
Records: Madonna (8-1), Oklahoma City (5-3)
Location: Ernest L Stockton - Lebanon, Tennessee
 

LEBANON, Tenn.- The Madonna University baseball team recorded one of the programs biggest wins on Friday afternoon as Noah Renaud delivered a walk-off single in the seventh inning to defeat 10th-ranked Oklahoma City University 3-2 at Cumberland University's Ernest L Stockton field. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Stars got on the board first in the third before Adrian Reed drove home Joey Pejuan in the bottom of the frame to tie the score.  OCU got a leadoff home run in the fourth and held the lead until the sixth when Noah Moore doubled home Alex Garbacik.

After the pitching staff shut down one of the top offenses in the country, Joey Pejuan led off the seventh with a perfect bunt down the third baseline for a hit, Kyle Aniol sacrificed him over and Renaud singled him home for the win.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
  • 10-1: Madonna pitchers combined to strike out 10 Stars and walked just one
  • 1,071: The win is the first for MU against an NAIA Top-10 program in 1,071 days...They beat No. 8 Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) and No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett College on March 10-11, 2017
TOP PERFORMERS
  • Donovan Thacker - Took the no-decision as he allowed two runs on five hits with a wlak and eight strikeouts in six innings
  • John Beuckelaere - Improved to 1-1 on the year as he struck out two in the seventh
  • Pejuan - Finished 1-for-1 with two walks and a pair of runs scored
FALKNER'S FEELINGS
  • "I'm proud of how the guys hung in there and stayed in the game. Donovan Thacker was great today, really commanded the zone and threw some big-time pitches while Noah Moore and Noah Renaud had a pair of clutch hits. Just as important were the guys that set the table to make those hits possible. It was a great team win, but there is still plenty of things we need to improve on. We are excited about the opportunities we have the rest of the weekend." - Head Coach Ted Falkner on the win
UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders complete a two-game series against the Stars on Saturday, Feb. 15 with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m. EST in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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