Pirates Baseball recorded two ties and a one run loss Saturday on the road against Missouri University of Science and Technology.  Final scores for the games were 2-2, 6-5, and 6-6.  For the fall, the Pirates exhibition record is now 4-5-3.

"Playing 21 innings in a single day is a lot of baseball.  I thought our players did a good job of competing the entire day and maintaining their focus," commented Coach Hillerman after the three seven inning games. 

In the opener, the Pirates got out to a 2-0 lead after the top of the 4^th inning.  However, the Pirates surrendered one run in the bottom of the 4^th and one in the bottom of the 6^th which led to the 2-2 tie. 

Game Two saw the Pirates again get on top of the Miners.  NCMC's big inning came in the 3^rd where they plated 5 runs to take a commanding 5-1 lead.  They held that lead until allowing 5 runs in the bottom of the 7^th inning to hand Missouri S&T the walk off win. 

Game Three had a different script.  The Pirates fell behind 4-0 after two innings and trailed the majority of the game.  However, in the top of the 6^th inning the Pirates offense erupted to score 6 runs.  Going into the bottom of the last inning, the Pirates held a slim 6-5 lead.  The Miners were able to push across the tying run with the game ending in a 6-6 tie.

"It was a bit disappointing to have the lead in all three games and not come away with a win.  As a team, we have to learn how to take that last step in securing victories," stated Coach Suttenfield.

Offensively, the Pirates only scored in 3 of the 21 innings played.  As a team, the Pirates hit .222 on the day.  An offensive bright spot was sophomore Kendrick Delima 3 hits and 3 RBI's.  On the mound, the Pirates only surrendered 6 earned runs over 21 innings.  The defense committed 7 errors which proved to be costly.

Next up for the Pirates will be a road trip to Central Methodist University on Tuesday.