Bears sweep Valpo, score 25 against Beacons
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Missouri State Bears swept Valparaiso Sunday afternoon at Hammons Field in record setting fashion.
MoState is in first place in the Valley and has won three in a row.
The Beacons still have not won a game in Springfield, Valpo is 0-13 in Springfield.
In our Bear Nation update, Missouri State scored four in the bottom of the first, Curry Sutherland singles to left, Zack Stewart scores and it's 4-0 Bears.
But Valpo had a big third, and led 5-4.
That's when Sutherland would come through again, this time a double to right, Tyler Epstein and Stewart both score and it's 7-5 Bears.
Nick Rodriguez follows with a single to left, Sutherland scores it's 8-5, Rodriguez has a 21 game hitting streak alive.
It was 11-5 in the fourth, MoState with the bases loaded, and Caden Bogenpohl takes this deep to right, over the fence and off the Mercy sign, a grand slam.
And Missouri State beats Valpo 25-to-7 in seven innings.
The 25 runs is the most runs the Bears have scored in 25 years.
And the fourth most ever scored against a division one opponent.
The Bears go to Mizzou Tuesday night.
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