BETHANY, OK -  A record-breaking offensive onslaught earned the University of Mary baseball team a Valentine's Day split on the road at Southern Nazarene University. The Marauders bullied their way to a 26-14 win in the opener as UMary set school records for runs, hits, runs batted in and home runs in a single game.
 
The Storm rebounded to capture game two 26-10.
 
GAME 1 | University of Mary 26 Southern Nazarene 14
With the winds averaging 20 miles per hour with gusts over 40, the Marauders took full advantage of the conditions to crush nine home runs, pound out 24 hits and score 26 runs to break program records in all three categories.
 
All nine hitters in the Marauders lineup had a hit and scored at least two runs. Eight Marauders had multiple hits, eight had multiple RBIs, eight had an extra base hit, seven players homered and six scored three or more runs.
 
Noah Hull bashed two home runs and finished 4-for-5 on the day with four runs scored and three RBIs. The Marauders designated hitter also slammed a double. Josh Walker matched Hull's home run output and led the team with five RBIs while going 3-for-6 with two runs scored. Derek Shoen also had a four-hit performance that included a double and home run. The All-Northern Sun first baseman drove in three runs and touched the plate three times. Cal James joined Hull and Shoen with producing a double and a round tripper. The All-NSIC 3^rd baseman was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, three RBIs and two walks.
 
PIVOT POINT
The Marauders jumped out to an early lead on a Krece Papierski solo home run and a 3-run Daniel Martin blast leading to a 5-run second inning. A solo home run by Hull and a 2-run shot by Michael Polson stretched the Marauders lead to 8-2 in the top of the third. The Storm rallied with six runs in the third to pull even at 8-8.
 
UMary then buried Southern Nazarene in the 4^th inning, scoring 14 runs in the inning with five home runs accounting for much of the damage. Walker started the avalanche with a solo shot, followed by an RBI double by Kyle Jameson and a 2-run singe by Kalem Haney. After picking up a run on an error, Shoen jacked a 3-run bomb and Walker and Hull each had 2-run home runs to send the Marauders to a 22-8 lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Michael Polson 2x5, 3 R, 2 RBIs, HR
• Daniel Martin 2x5, 4 R, 3 RBIs, HR, SB
• Derek Shoen 4x5, 3 R, 3 RBIs, 2B, HR
• Cal James 3x4, 3 R, 3 RBIs, 2B, HR, 2 BB
• Josh Walker 3x6, 2 R, 5 RBIs, 2 HR
• Krece Papierski 2x4, 3 R, 1 RBI, HR
• Noah Hull 4x5, 4 R, 3 RBIs. 2 HR
• Kyle Jameson 3x6, 2 R, 3 RBIs, 2 2Bs
• Kalem Haney 1x5, 2 R, 2 RBIs
• SNU Drake Irby 3x3, 5 RBIs, 2B
• SNU Dax Edmonds 1x2, 4 Rs

 
STAT OF THE GAME
Marauders set school records for home runs (9), hits (24), RBIs (25) and runs (26). Old record was 6 home runs (last at Sioux Falls 2022), 23 runs, 23 hits and 21 RBIs (at UC Colorado 2022)… SNU had just one home run in the game.
 
GAME 2 | Storm 26 Marauders 10
The Marauders offense continued to shine with three more home runs in game two but defensive miscues led to a big second inning for the Storm that UMary was unable to overcome.
 
Cal James had another strong performance, hitting a home run and scoring three times. Walker hit his third home run of the afternoon. Ethan Baptie took advantage of his first playing time this season and delivered a 3-run home run and a pair of hits.
 
PIVOT POINT
The Marauders jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second behind a Walker 2-run shot to right center, a run-scoring wild pitch and an RBI groundout by Polson.
 
The Strom countered with 13 runs in the bottom of the inning on just six hits. SNU took advantage of three hit batters, three walks and three errors that led to eight unearned runs.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Michael Polson 1x4, 2 RBIs
• Cal James 1x2, 3 Rs, HR, SB
• Josh Walker 1x4, 1 R, 2 RBIs, HR
• Krece Papierski 2 Rs
• Cru Walker 2 Rs, 2 BB in UMary collegiate debut
• Ethan Baptie 2x3, R, 3 RBIs, HR
• NWU Dax Edmonds 3x5 7 RBIs, 2 2B
• NWU Colby Entwistle 3x5, 3 R, 5 RBIs, 2B, HR

 
STAT OF THE GAME
Four of the Marauders nine hits went for extra bases… Marauders had 18 extra base hits in the doubleheader (12 home runs, six doubles)
 
UP NEXT
The Marauders (2-4 overall) take a 5-game trip to Colorado for a pair of games at Regis University (Feb. 22-23) and three games at Metropolitan State University of Denver (Feb. 24-26).
 
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