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Quinton Walbergh
Quinton Walbergh had two hits with a double Tuesday night.
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Winner Columbia (Mo.) CC 31-22
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Oklahoma City OCU 46-14
Winner
Columbia (Mo.) CC
31-22
5
Final
4
Oklahoma City OCU
46-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia (Mo.) CC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 9 0
Oklahoma City OCU 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2

W: Conner Darnell (4-3) L: Andrews, Tanner (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Columbia ousts Stars 5-4

OCU falls short of third consecutive NAIA World Series berth

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SHREVEPORT, La. – Columbia (Mo.) eliminated Oklahoma City University from the NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round with a 5-4 win Tuesday night at Pilot Field.
The Stars finished their season at 46-14. OCU had been bidding to reach the NAIA World Series for the third consecutive year.
Denney Crabaugh will enter 2020 looking for career win No. 1,500. Crabaugh has led OCU to a 1,499-460-2 record in 31 years as OCU coach. OCU leads college baseball in wins since 1991 with 1,433 under Crabaugh.
Columbia plated four runs in the ninth inning. Kenny Piper sparked the Cougars by hitting a home run to lead off the top of the ninth. Columbia took advantage of two errors to rally past the Stars.
OCU scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Peyton Crispin and Caleb Davis each smacked RBI singles. Davis scored on a wild pitch, while Dylan Taylor brought home Crispin on a bunt.
Davis, a junior from Yukon, Okla., turned in a 2-for-4 performance with a run driven in, and Walbergh, a senior from Edmond, Okla., went 2-for-5. Barks, a freshman from Mustang, Okla., had a 2-for-5 night.
The Stars' Justin Berry, a junior left-hander from Union City, Calif., lasted eight innings and struck out 11. Berry logged 122 pitches. Tanner Andrews, a senior right-hander from Asher, Okla., took the loss.
 
NAIA Championship Opening Round
Shreveport Bracket
At Shreveport, La.
Pilot Field
Monday's Results
York 7, Columbia (Mo.) 6
Bellevue (Neb.) 10, LSU-Shreveport 7
York 12, Oklahoma City 7
Tuesday's Results
Columbia 15, LSU-Shreveport 12, LSU-Shreveport eliminated
Bellevue 6, York 1
Columbia 5, Oklahoma City 4, OCU eliminated
Wednesday's Games
Game 7: Columbia vs. York, Noon
Game 8: Bellevue vs. Winner Game 7, 3:30 p.m., championship
Thursday's Game
Game 9: If necessary, TBD
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Players Mentioned

Tanner Andrews

#26 Tanner Andrews

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Caleb Davis

#14 Caleb Davis

OF
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Peyton Crispin

#4 Peyton Crispin

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/L
Justin Berry

#5 Justin Berry

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
L/L
Dylan Taylor

#16 Dylan Taylor

INF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Tanner Andrews

#26 Tanner Andrews

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Caleb Davis

#14 Caleb Davis

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
OF
Peyton Crispin

#4 Peyton Crispin

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/L
OF
Justin Berry

#5 Justin Berry

6' 1"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Dylan Taylor

#16 Dylan Taylor

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
INF