Baseball Defeated in Game one to the Spires in Season Opener

Leavenworth, Kan.– The Graceland University Baseball team opened their season with a nine-inning game against the University of Saint Mary Spires. The Yellowjackets fell short in game one of their series to the Spires.

Series Results:
Game 1: Saint Mary Def Graceland, 9-10
Game 2: Sunday, February 12 at 11:30 am
Game 3: Sunday, February 12, following game two

Season Record: Graceland 0-1 | Saint Mary 1-0

The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – Austin Wheeler would get the Yellowjackets on the board first with an RBI single to bring in Bryan Paez and Keith Whitaker. Zach Tanabe would cross the plate from an Ethan Balogh RBI (GU:3 | SM:0)
B1 – Spires would score one off an RBI single (GU:3 | SM:1)
T2 – Jacob Lopez would cross the plate from a Spires wild pitch (GU:4 | SM:1)
B4 – Saint Mary tallied a run on a ground out (GU:4 | SM:2)
T5 – Zach Tanabe RBI doubled, scoring Keith Whitaker (GU:5 | SM:2)
B5 – A RBI would add another Spires run (GU:5 | SM:3)
T6 – Javin Stevens would cross the plate from a Jacob Lopez single (GU: 6| SM:3)
B6 – The Spires would add five from an error, a doubled and a single (GU: 6| SM:8)
B7 – SM adds two off an RBI triple (GU: 6| SM:10)
T8 – Ybrahim Quevedo hit a sac fly scoring Trevor Yorges. Jacob Lopez drilled a double down the left field line to score Javin Stevenson (GU:8 | SM:10)
T9 – Bryan Paez scored on a wild pitch (GU:9 | SM:10)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Javin Stevenson and Jacob Lopez would be credited a stolen base.
The Yellowjackets had seven hits, led by Jacob Lopez. There would be five doubles and seven RBIs.

Up Next:
Baseball will be back on Sunday, February 12, for a doubleheader against the University of Saint Mary Spires. Game one is set for an 11:30 am start, and game two is to follow.

-Yellowjackets-