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Will Brant
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18
Winner William Jewell WJC 17-15
8
Northwest Mo. St. NWMSU 19-22
Winner
William Jewell WJC
17-15
18
Final
8
Northwest Mo. St. NWMSU
19-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
William Jewell WJC 2 0 0 7 4 0 5 18 14 1
Northwest Mo. St. NWMSU 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 8 9 2

W: Fitzgerald, Kyle (1-1) L: Stoll, Garrett (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Brant's Two Grand Slams Surge Cardinals Past Northwest Missouri

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Will Brant stole the show Wednesday afternoon in William Jewell's 18-8 victory over Northwest Missouri State. Brant, back in the lineup recently after missing games due to injury, smashed two grand slams, drove in 11 runs, while going 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles.
 
Brant's career day of 11 RBIs set a new single game record in NCAA Division II baseball this season, while also breaking the NCAA-era program record in RBIs which was set at seven by Anthony Hansen in 2022.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Brant began his record-breaking day putting the Cardinals on the board in the first with a double to left that drove in Jordan Phillips and Alex Epp for the early lead.
  • Jewell entered the fourth down 6-3, when a bases loaded walk sent Jake Wilcox across the plate. Designated hitter Evan Jilbert followed up with a two-run double to pull Jewell within one run.
  • Later in the inning Brant would hit his first grand slam of the day, a shot to left that gave Jewell the 9-6 lead.
  • The Cardinals were not done as in the fifth Evan Jilbert hit a three-run homer, his ninth of the year. Brant notched a double later in the frame that scored Phillips.
  • The seventh inning was no different for Jewell. Epp lead-off the seventh inning with a solo home run to center field. 
  • Four batters later Brant walked to the plate with the same bases loaded situation he faced earlier and the at-bat ended with the same result – another grand slam to left field. Brant's second slam would put Jewell up 18-7, and after the Bearcats scored only one run in the bottom of the seventh the Cardinals would leave with the 18-8 run-rule win.

KEY STATS
  • Brant's two grand slams in a single game is the 21st time in NCAA Division II history. 
  • Kyle Fitzgerald received the win after five innings, walking three, and giving up eight hits.
  • Epp and Jilbert each hit a homer, both have nine on the year and are tied for the team lead.
  • The last time Jewell had two grand slams in one game in a 19-2 victory on May 8, 2022 when current Cardinals Jake Wilcox and Cole Conner each hit a slam in the sixth inning.

UP NEXT
Jewell will be back in action Friday at home when they begin a four-game series against McKendree. First pitch is at 6:00 p.m.
 
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