
In their second matchup in as many days, the Cyclones split two with Spoon River College.
GAME ONE
This first game was a near repeat of their last one but with the Cyclones on the losing end. Moraine Valley got on the board first after Timothy O'Connell (3-for-4, 2 RBIs) tripled, and Christian Rosales drove him in on a ground out. Spoon River then tied in the bottom of the first. The Cyclones extended their lead 6-1 in their next at-bat with doubles from Aiden Radtke (1-for-2) and Seth McWilliams (2-for-4, 4 RBIs), a single from Alejandro Munoz (3-for-5, 3 RBIs), two walks and three batters hit by a pitch.
Each team battled back with two more runs apiece before the Snappers had a massive third inning to take the lead, 10-8. McWilliams tied the game again with a two-run homerun in the fourth before Andrew Phelan (2-for-4) singled, Ryder Johnson (1-for-3) walked, O'Connell bunted and Munoz grounded into a fielder's choice to go up 12-10.
The Cyclones added just one more run in the fifth when McWilliams grounded into a fielder's choice to score Lucas Hicks (1-for-2) who walked. The Snappers tied the game once again in the bottom of the seventh on a few hits, fielding errors and fielder's choices, pushing the game into extra innings. Too many walks and a perfect hit for the go-ahead run gave the Snappers the 14-13 win. Troy Vosburgh earned the loss in relief.
GAME TWO
The Cyclone bats were on fire in the nightcap. Once they scored in the first inning to take a 3-0 lead, they never let it go and held the Snappers down in a 15-4 victory.
One hit shy of the cycle, Preston Lund (4-for-5, 5 RBIs) had a solid day at the plate, starting with an RBI triple in his first at-bat and a grand slam in the seventh. Mateo Velazquez (1-for-4, RBI) had a triple in the seventh while Vosburgh (3-for-4, 3 RBIs) doubled in the sixth and Phelan (2-for-3, RBI) had two doubles.
The combined pitching efforts of Lucas Hicks, Maddox Reta and Zachary Koschnitzki helped shut down the Snappers.