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Baseball Signs Infielder
MNU5-1-08
MidAmerica Nazarene University is excited to announce the signing of Kevin Liddle, a shortstop/pitcher from Mountain View High School in Loveland, Colorado.  As a junior last year, Kevin hit .354 with an on base percentage of .523 and 14 stolen bases.  An outstanding baserunner, Kevin is expected to break Mountain View's school record for stolen bases in a career.  In addition to his offensive abilities, Kevin is considered by m...
Trent Thompson Named HAAC Player of the Week
MNU5-1-08
Senior second baseman Trent Thompson's .533 average for the week ending 4/26 was enough to receive HAAC Player of the Week. The Nevada, MO native went 8-16 with 4 runs, one triple, one homer, five RBI, and two steals as the Pioneers went 3-2....
Pioneer Weight Lifting Finishes Third!
MNU4-29-08

The Pioneer Weightlifting Team finished in 3rd place at the 2008 Collegiate Nationals Weightlifting meet!  They were just shy of beating the Air Force Academy (2nd) and Louisiana State University (Shreveport) (1st).  The results of the meet are as follows:

77K weight class finishing 12th Ramon Fulson-Snatch-88K C&J-118K totaling-206K
94K weight class finishing 16th Jaeson Rogers-Sn.-87K C&J-130K totaling 217K

Baseball Finishes Season
MNU4-28-08
The Pioneers traveled to Lamoni, IA and were swept at the hands of Graceland University on Monday. In game one, the Yellowjackets scored 10 runs in the first three innings and MNU fell 10-3. Jake Gill (2-4, R, SB) and Tim Purdin (2-3, R, HR, RBI) had multi-hit games. In game two, six errors contributed to an 11-1 loss in six innings. Gill (2-3, SB), Mike Elliott (2-3, R), Derek Brewer (2-3), and Dave Staton (2-3, 2B, RBI) each had two hits.
Baseball Drops Final Two Home Games
MNU4-25-08
The Pioneers were swept by Graceland by scores of 4-3 and 7-3 on Friday. In game one, MNU managed just 4 hits and couldn't come up with a big hit in the final innings with runners in scoring position. Senior right hander Jeff McKinley was the tough-luck loser, allowing just 3 earned runs in a complete game.

In game two, Graceland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, and the Pioneers couldn't find their way back into the g...
Baseball Wins Rain-Shortened Game
MNU4-23-08

The Pioneers jumped out to a 4-0 lead vs. Baker and found themselves leading 5-2 when lightning and rain stopped the game in the 5th inning, giving MNU the victory. Cory Keoppel allowed no earned runs and picked up the complete game win, the third straight complete game for the Pioneers. Trent Thompson (3-3, 2 R, HR, RBI) and Nick Beghtol (1-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB) had big games at the plate.

Game two was rained out and will not be made up...

Baseball Back to .500
MNU4-22-08
The Pioneers are 19-19 after a double header sweep of Manhattan Christian College on Tuesday. In game one, senior high hander Jeff McKinley scattered 5 hits in a complete game for his 7th victory. With the score tied at 2 in the bottom of the 6th, Nick Beghtol's 8th homer gave the Pioneers their first lead of the game and provided the margin of victory.

In game two, the offense exploded in support of right hander Steve Netherton, who...
Baseball Splits at Home
MNU4-19-08
The Pioneers hosted Benedictine on Saturday and took game one 5-3 before dropping the next game 8-1. With MNU trailing 3-2 in the 6th inning of game one, a two-out single from Jake Gill tied the game and put runners at first and third. The Pioneers followed with a double steal to take the lead, and Trent Thompson capped off the scoring with a double to give MNU a 5-3 lead. Keith Staton picked up the win in relief. Gill (3-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SB, SAC) ...
Baseball Gets Road Sweep
MNU4-18-08

The MNU baseball team traveled to Atchison, Kansas and took two games from Benedictine on Friday. In game one, senior right hander Jeff McKinley allowed just 4 hits and one run (none earned) as the offense scratched across 3 for the victory. Jake Gill (2-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B) led the offense.

In game two, the Pioneers put up 15 hits and 14 runs as they scored in all but one inning. Benedictine also scored in each of the first five inning...

Late Heroics Salvage Split
MNU4-17-08
Keith Dixon's pinch hit, two-out, two-run homer in the top of the 7th inning of game two gave the Pioneers a split at Kansas Wesleyan on Wednesday. In game one, a 6-run 4th inning by the Coyotes was all they needed in a 6-4 loss for MNU. Robert Ortiz (1-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, SF), Jake Gill (2-3, R, RBI, BB), and Derek Brewer (2-3, R) carried the offense. In game two, freshman Shawn Moore allowed just 3 hits in 5 innings, but left the game trailing ...
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