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Central Missouri fell behind early, and couldn’t dig out of the hole falling 4-1 to Southern Arkansas in the Central Regional.
For the Mules Samuel Domingue was one for four with a run scored. Kyle Grieshaber was one for three with a run driven in. Trevor Jones had the only multiple hit game going two for three on the afternoon. Jake Heissler worked 5.1 innings of relief without allowing a run.
Central Missouri has been eliminated from the NCAA tournament.
Central Missouri was held to just six hits as they fell 11-2 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Central Regional to St. Cloud State. The Huskies put up three runs in the third inning to take an early lead. The Mules would battle back cutting the lead to one run by the seventh inning. SCSU would finished with eight runs over the final two innings to close out the victory.
For the Mules John Oropeza was one for four with a runs scored. Kevin Gratza also went one for four and added an RBI. Barrett Noirfalise was one for four and scored a run. Trevor Jones went two for four while Jon Cotter added a run driven in.
Central Missouri will play Friday at 12 p.m.
Three Missouri squads will make the trip the NCAA Central Regional starting next week in Mankato, Minn.
Missouri Southern, who won the MIAA Tournament Championship on Sunday, will open the tournament as the six seed against top seed Minnesota State-Mankato. Central Missouri earns the second seed in the field and will face off with St. Cloud State from the Northern Sun Conference. Missouri Western who won the MIAA regular season title will play as the fourth seed and will open against third seeded Southern Arkansas.
Dates and times for the tournament games will be released tomorrow.
The Central Missouri Mules shot a final round 285 to come from behind and win the NCAA-II Midwest/Central Super Regional with a three-round total of five-under par 859. Freshman Robby Hughey won the individual crown with a 13-under par 203. The University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons recorded a third place finish and joins Central Missouri in the NCAA Championship May 20-24 at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa.
The Mules were the only team in the tournament to shoot all three round under 290 (287, 287, 285) and Hughey was the only individual to show all three rounds in the 60s as he won the individual title by four shots. UMSL finished with a 54-hole score of 866 (283-290-293), seven strokes behind Central Missouri.
UMSL’s Joe Atkisson, who competed in last year’s regional as an individual and placed 95th, took home a third place finish this year, carding a six-under par 210 (68-70-72), bettering his own 54-hole school record of 214.
Dave Van Horn (Courtesy: Wesley Hitt / Arkansas)
Former Central Missouri baseball head coach Dave Van Horn has been selected as manager for the 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Van Horn is currently the head coach for the Arkansas baseball program.
“I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be selected as manager for the 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team,” Coach Van Horn said. “Anytime you have the opportunity to wear the Team USA jersey, it’s an honor and a privilege. Serving as an assistant coach for the team in 2011 was a great experience and I’m excited to put together a great group of coaches and players to represent our country in 2014.”
“We are pleased to announce Dave Van Horn as the manager of the 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team,” said Eric Campbell, USA Baseball General Manager, National Teams. “Dave’s success at the University of Arkansas speaks for itself, and we are thrilled to have him in place as we prepare for next summer.”
In his 25 seasons as a head coach, Coach Van Horn has led his teams to five College World Series appearances, 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, four regular season overall conference titles, three regular season division titles and one conference tournament championship. He is one of 11 coaches in NCAA history to lead multiple programs to the College World Series. Coach Van Horn also won a Division II national title as the head coach at Central Missouri State.
Van Horn spent one season at the Division II level, coaching Central Missouri State in 1994 and his effects there were awe-inspiring. Taking the reins of the program with just six weeks of preparation before the season, the Mules got off to a quick start by winning 12 of its first 13 games and eventually put together a 21-game winning streak. CMSU won the MIAA Conference Championship and the tournament title before eventually dominating at the NCAA Championships to win the school’s first national championship. In 2000, Central Missouri honored Van Horn and his 1994 team by inducting them into the Central Missouri Hall of Fame.
The 2014 Collegiate National Team schedule and the remainder of the coaching staff are currently being finalized. An announcement will be made prior to the end of the year and details will be available on USABaseball.com. In 2012, the Collegiate National Team posted a 12-5 record and earned the bronze medal at the Honkbal Week tournament in the Netherlands.
