The Augustana baseball team’s magical season adds another chapter by defeating Central Missouri (39-16), 9-6, on Saturday night in Magnolia, Ark.
With the victory, the Vikings will play for the Central Region Championship on Monday, May 21 at 12 p.m.
The Vikings move to 47-8 on the season and are 3-0 in the Central Region tournament as the fifth seed and the lowest seed remaining, even with eight more wins than the next closest team. Entering the Regional, the Vikings had one win in their two previous NCAA tournament appearances and are now on the verge of extending their season another week.
Austin Orvis (4-0) earned the win in relief for the Vikings after tossing one inning allowing one run (unearned) on two hits with one strikeout. Zach Reeg picked up his fourth save of the season and kept his earn at 0.00 after throwing two inning of hitless ball with one strikeout. David Flattery earned a no-decision in his start on Saturday after going five innings allowing two runs on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts.
