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Jackets Take Two From Aggies (4/21/06)
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BILLINGS, MT – After winning three of four games in Goodwell, Okla. earlier in the season, the Montana State-Billings baseball team swept Oklahoma Panhandle in Friday’s doubleheader at Cobb Field.  The Jackets cruised to the 5-0 shutout victory in the first game and finished off the sweep 3-1 in game two.  The Heartland Conference wins improved the Jackets to 10-20 in the league and 12-28 overall.  The Aggies continued their downward spiral falling to 3-27 in the conference and 4-40 on the season.

The Jackets started the first inning with a line drive out to third baseman Kyle Slater (Jr., Missoula, MT) followed up with a grounded double play to leave one Aggie stranded on base.  Left fielder Willie Crtalic (Jr., Billings, MT) used smart thinking in the bottom of the first.  Crtalic was caught off base but instead of taking the tag, he preoccupied the Aggies long enough to allow Kyle Pryor (Jr., Billings, MT) to score giving the Jackets the 1-0 lead.  In the third inning, Doug Longfellow (Jr., Lewistown, MT) hit a double to advance Matt Kakalecik (Fr., Great Falls, MT) to third.  Pryor hit a sacrifice fly to right field bringing in Longfellow and Kakalecik for two RBI. 

In the sixth inning Crtalic added another stolen base to his resume and on the next at bat Nick Hoskyn (Jr., Oelwein, IA) hit his first home run of the season for two additional insurance runs.  In the top of the seventh the Aggies’ K.D. Bressler grounded out to end the ball game.  Hoskyn went 1-for-3 with one run, two RBI, and a home run.  Hurler Nathan Herbig (Jr., Noxon, MT) pitched a complete game shutout, scattering six hits over seven innings to improve to 2-6.

The Aggies’ Ricky Reagan took the loss giving up five runs off eight hits.  Wes Wise went 2-for-2 and Dave Pierson went 2-for-3.  Bressler hit a double.

Game two started off with Kyle McBride (Jr., Billings, MT) headed toward his fourth shutout as he seated three Aggie batters in a row.  At bat, Pryor singled to left field and advanced to second base on an Aggie error setting up Crtalic to make the sacrifice fly bringing in Pryor. The third and fourth innings for the Aggies ended like the first with McBride seating six batters in a row.  In the third, Crtalic was walked and Mike Wardell’s (So., Billings, MT) sacrifice bunt advanced Crtalic to second.  Earning his second steal of the day, Crtalic reached third and Hoskyn’s single brought him home for the 2-0 lead. 

In the fifth inning, the Aggies’ Pierson singled and then advanced on a passed ball getting to second base.  Brock Hixenbaugh singled down the left line to score Pierson bringing the Aggies within two runs.  McBride kept his cool in the sixth and seventh innings walking a total of two batters and striking out six to earn his fourth win on the season.  For the game, McBride allowed just two hits and struck out a career high eleven batters.  Pryor went 2-for-4 with one run while Slater went 1-for-2 also with one run. 

Chance Greenwood took the loss for Oklahoma Panhandle, allowing three runs off seven hits and is 1-11 on the season.  Hixenbaugh went 1-for-2 in the game bringing in the teams only RBI while Pierson scored.

The Jackets and Aggies will square off again Saturday for a Heartland Conference doubleheader.  First pitch is scheduled for noon.

Note: Saturday’s game time has been changed from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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