Landry throws gem for MAC in baseball opener

Revue de presse

Daily Journal online, Feb 21, 2021

JASPER, Ala. – Nathan Landry made just four starts as a freshman for the Mineral Area baseball team before COVID-19 abruptly halted a promising season last March.

One of those efforts was a 12-strikeout game against Bevill State. His latest visit to the same Alabama field delivered a similar result on Friday.

The lefty ace and future SEC hurler for Missouri ensured the Cardinals of a positive 2021 opener, combining with reliever Aaron Evers on a two-hitter.

Brett Gonzalez highlighted a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer, and Mineral Area turned nine combined hits into a 6-0 triumph over Bevill State.

Landry (1-0) threw 94 pitches through six dominant frames, and compiled 11 strikeouts while allowing two hits and three walks.

He was protecting a narrow 1-0 lead until receiving a burst of insurance in the sixth. Gonzalez also singled to finish 2-for-3, while Brice Stultz added two singles plus an RBI.

Returning catcher Connor Hicks scored two runs and matched Dee Triplett at 2-for-4 for the Cardinals (1-0). Adam Renneberg chipped in a single.

Evers worked the seventh inning with three strikeouts and one walk.

Revue de presse publiée par Jacques Lanciault