Raiders split pair against East Central

UNION, Mo. — The Three Rivers College baseball team split a Region 16 doubleheader Wednesday at East Central, dropping the opener 10-6, but winning the nightcap 11-6 to earn the split.

With the win in the second game, the Raiders improved to 12-13 on the season.

In the opener, Three Rivers took a 4-3 lead in the top of the third inning on a three-run homer by Eli Marvin, then Dalton Rudd followed that up with a solo shot to increase the lead to 5-3.

Peyton Nelson added a one-out solo homer in the top of the fourth inning to increase the lead to 6-3, but the host Falcons scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth to retake control of the game, and never trailed again.

Marvin had three hits in the game, while Nelson, Logan McIntyre and Trent Buchanan each had a pair.

In the nightcap, the Raiders took advantage of three walks, two errors and a passed ball in the top of the fourth inning to score six runs and break the game open.

Up 2-0 at the beginning of the inning, Buchanan started the rally by scoring on a passed ball to make it 3-0, then Marvin added a three-run double to push the lead to 6-0. Tanner Duncan then drove Marvin in with a base hit and later scored on an error to cap the rally.

After the Falcons scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut into the deficit, Three Rivers added a trio of insurance runs in the top of the fifth. Marvin doubled home Nelson and Brady Robertson to make it 10-3, then Duncan got a base hit to score Marvin and make it 11-3.

Nelson went 4-for-4 and scored three runs to spark the offense, while Marvin had three hits and drove in five runs. Duncan and Buchanan each had a pair of hits, while Duncan drove in two runs.

The Raiders are slated to be back in action this weekend when they had to Metropolitan in Kansas City for a four-game series.