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Jaden Parsons
14
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 3-7
4
Southern Nazarene SNU 8-2
Winner
Central Oklahoma UCO
3-7
14
Final
4
Southern Nazarene SNU
8-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Central Oklahoma UCO 5 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 14 15 2
Southern Nazarene SNU 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 7

W: Pierce, Bradan (1-0) L: Jacob Tison (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Chris Brannick

No. 13 UCO Crushes SNU

BETHANY, Okla. – No. 13 Central Oklahoma took the weekend off but showed no signs of slowing down in a 14-4 rout of Southern Nazarene on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference matchup.
 
UCO improved to 8-2 on the season with the win – its second over SNU this month.
 
"The guys did a good job with their approach early," UCO head baseball coach John Martin said. "We talked about how important it was to start off strong and they did that. They did a good job playing all nine innings. It's good to get a win and now we can focus on the next one."
 
Central Oklahoma scored five runs in the top of the first inning, playing its first road game of the 2023 season Tuesday afternoon. The Bronchos had a 7-2 lead after two and had a chance to end it early leading 13-2 going to the bottom of the seventh inning. SNU extended the game with a couple of runs before the Bronchos settled on the 14-4 victory.
 
Eight UCO batters recorded a hit, including Aiden Proctor. The junior infielder went 4-for-6 with four singles. He had one RBI and scored two runs while also stealing three bases. Austin Lambert went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. He had a two-RBI double in the seventh to give UCO a 12-2 lead.
 
Jaden Parson (2-for-5) and Wyatt Gray (2-for-5) both had multi-hit games. Kaleb Glass, Seth Gray, Orlando Gonzalez and Landen Wood all recorded a hit as well.
 
Gonzalez and Lambert both hit doubles and Seth  Gray and Parsons both had home runs in the game. Seth  Gray hit a one-out solo homer in the top of the fourth inning and Parsons soon followed with a two-out solo home run to give UCO a 9-2 lead.
 
Diego Dominguez got the start for the Bronchos on Tuesday and threw four innings on the bump. He allowed two runs on six hits and three walks and also struck out three batters. The Bronchos followed with a string of bullpen arms to finish off Southern Nazarene.
 
Bradan Pierce threw the fifth and gave up one hit while recording a strikeout for each out of the inning. Grant Zwald threw the sixth and also gave up one hit. He had one strikeout. Jeb Jenkins followed in the seventh and gave up two runs – unearned – on two hits and a walk. He struck out one batter as well.
 
Caleb Burchfield threw the eighth and ninth innings and gave up one hit but nothing more. He recorded two strikeouts in the game.
 
Central Oklahoma is home again this weekend and will play its first MIAA series of the season. The Bronchos host Missouri Western for three conference games at Wendell Simmons Field this weekend. UCO is welcoming the Griffons from St. Joseph, Missouri Thursday at 3 p.m., Friday at 3 p.m., and Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
 
 
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