2 More At College Of The Ozarks Saturday
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POINT LOOKOUT, MO -- Jacob Yousif blasted a three-run homer and drive in five runs to pace UTB/TSC to an 11-0 victory over College of the Ozarks in the first game of a doubleheader here Friday.
The Cougars took advantage of shaky Scorpion pitching in the late innings for an 9-8 victory in the nightcap.
UTB/TSC (7-14) and CofO (4-9) meet for the final two games of the five-game series in a doubleheader starting at 12 noon Saturday.
Scorpions 11, College of Ozarks 0, 6 innings (first game)
After holding a slim 2-0 lead after four innings, the Scorpions erupted for five runs in the fifth and four in the sixth to put the game away by the 10-run rule after six innings.
Yousif's three-run homer, his second of the season, highlighted the four-run sixth inning. He also delivered a two-run double in the fifth.
Ryan Macdonald led the Scorpions with three hits and scored three runs. Catcher Gilbert Puente, batting leadoff, had two hits together with Matt Warner and Scott Price. Yousif and Juan Munoz each scored twice and Jose Guerra drove in two.
Scorpion starting pitcher Julian Moya (4-2) went the distance for the victory, allowing only two hits and striking out six. He walked two and threw only 83 pitches.
College of Ozarks 9, Scorpions 8, 8 innings (second game)
What appeared to be a great Scorpion comeback turned out to be a disappointing finish. Going into the seventh inning, UTB/TSC trailed the Cougars, 4-3, before scoring four runs to take a 7-4 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
Run-scoring doubles by Yousif and Tyler O'Neal were the big blows that put the Scorpions ahead.
However, in the bottom of the seventh, Scorpion pitchers Jacob Venegas and Diego Garcia allowed one single, four walks and a wild pitch to account for three Cougars runs and tie the game, 7-7.
In the extra eighth inning, Walter Blume doubled and Peter Maldonado singled him home to give the Scorpions an 8-7 lead.
However, in the bottom of the eighth, Scorpion pitchers Kellen Burman and Sam Buchanan walked five straight batters, forcing in the tying and winning runs.
The Scorpions had 11 hits, including three by Yousif who also scored three runs. Maldonado had two hits and Munoz scored two runs and drove in two.
