SB Nation Kansas City - Mules Fall In Opener At Division II World Serieshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2011-05-28T19:07:48-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19486302011-05-28T19:07:48-05:002011-05-28T19:07:48-05:00Central Missouri Mules Fall In Opener At Division II World Series
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<p>The Mules lose their opening game in the Division II World Series to Winona State 4-3 in Cary, North Carolina.</p>
<p>The Mules trailed for most of the game as they fell behind 3-0 after the second inning, but their attempt to come from behind in the 9th inning fell short after a pinch-hit two-run homerun from Matt Lagree got the Mules to within one run, but it wasn’t enough as they fall into the losers bracket of the World Series tournament.</p>
<p>This loss snaps the Mules 19-game winning streak as they fall to 49-9 on the season.</p>
<p>The road just got extremely tough for the Mules as they look for their 3rd national championship in school history. They will take on the loser of the Millersville-Mount Olive game on Monday at 1pm ET. You can find the bracket for the Division II World Series right <a href="http://ucmo.edu/athletics/baseball/10-11%20News/2011_ncaa_ii_baseball_bracket.pdf" target="new">here</a>.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/5/28/2195438/central-missouri-mules-fall-in-opener-at-division-ii-world-seriesBJ Kissel2011-05-24T16:17:45-05:002011-05-24T16:17:45-05:00Mules Take On Winona State In First Game At Division II World Series
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<p>Central Missouri (49-8) takes on Winona State (39-17) Saturday at 1pm ET in Cary, North Carolina at the <span class="caps">USA</span> Baseball Training Facility in the first round of the<a href="http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/baseball/d2/2011" target="new"> Division II World Series</a>.</p>
<p>The Mules advanced to the championship tournament by winning the South Central regional in San Antonio, Texas last weekend. The Mules were led by tournament <span class="caps">MVP</span> Matt Curtis, who threw a 4-hit complete game shut-out against Incarnate Word in the Championship game to move Curtis to 11-0 on the season. The other Mules joining Curtis on the all-tournament team were Albert Selanders, Nick DeBiasse, Bret Schwartz, Don Lisi, Travis Unthank and Jon Wegener.</p>
<p>If the Mules win on Saturday they will play the winner of the Millersville (43-10) vs Mount Olive (45-8) game on Monday at 5pm ET. It is a double-elimination tournament so the losers of the these two games will play at 1pm ET on Monday.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/5/24/2188329/mules-take-on-winona-state-in-first-game-at-division-ii-world-seriesBJ Kissel2011-05-22T16:51:36-05:002011-05-22T16:51:36-05:00University Of Central Missouri Advances To 2011 Division II Baseball World Series
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<p>With a 7-0 victory Sunday afternoon over Incarnate Word, the Mules (49-8) of <a target="_blank" href="http://ucmo.edu/athletics/baseball/">Central Missouri </a>have advanced to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d2">World Series in Cary, North Carolina </a>next week at the USA Baseball Training Complex. The Mules won the South Central Regional to earn this spot in the tournament and they are currently ranked 4th in the country.</p>
<p>The Mules are led offensively by All-Region player and MIAA "Player of the Year" Nick DeBiasse, who leads the team in <a target="_blank" href="http://ucmo.edu/athletics/baseball/2011%20Stats/teamcume.htm">most offensive categories </a>at .460/.554/.760. He's also drove in 57 runs and belted 9 homeruns this season. Tyler Anthony and Tyler Ruch are also helping pace the Mules offensive output this season. Matt Curtis was named the Regional MVP and leads the team on the hill as his unblemished 11-0 record will hopefully continue as they head out east to try and bring home another national championship to Warrensburg, MO.</p>
<p>The Mules are no strangers to success as they have won national championships in 1994 and 2003. They are the winningest NCAA program of the past millenium and have won 15 of the past 18 MIAA regular season championships. They have been to the Division II World Series in 12 of the last 17 years and have finished in the top 5 of the rankings in 8 of the past 11 years.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://ucmo.edu/athletics/baseball/coaches/2011%20coaches/Myers_Tom_2011.cfm">Head Coach Tom Myers </a>is in his fourth season with the Mules and has amassed a 192-51 record since taking over the Mules a few years ago. This will be the Mules third trip to the World Series in the four years that Myers has been leading the team. He was recently named the "Coach of the Year" in the MIAA for the second year in a row.</p>
<p>The World Series is an eight-team, double-elimination tournament that has the Mules playing the opener at 1pm ET on Saturday, May 28th against the winner of the Central Regional.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/2011/5/22/2335538/university-of-central-missouri-advances-to-2011-division-ii-baseballBJ Kissel