Baseball Divided with the Vikings

Marshall, Mo. – The Graceland University Baseball team competed on the road against the Missouri Valley University Vikings in a four-game series. The Yellowjackets took game three with a score of 11-6 and were defeated in game four 8-5. The Yellowjackets evened on the four-game series.

Season Record: Graceland 8-12; 2-2 | Missouri Valley 6-10; 2-2

Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 9 | Missouri Valley 3
Game 2: Graceland 3 | Missouri Valley 17
Game 3: Graceland 11 | Missouri Valley 6
Game 4: Graceland 5 | Missouri Valley 8

The Scoring – Game 1
B2 – The Vikings would get on the board first with an RBI single (GU: 0 | MVC: 1)
B3 – Missouri Valley would add four runs, with a pair of RBI singles and a double (GU: 0 | MVC: 5)
T4 – The Yellowjackets would add three runs from a three-run home run by Kamaehu Sanchez; Bryan Paez and Zach Tanabe would score (GU: 3 | MVC: 5)
T5 – Graceland would have an offensive inning to bring in six runs. A Viking error on the hit ball by Zach Tanabe would bring in Keith Whitaker. Jacob Lopez drove the ball to center field for a double to score Bryan Paez and Tanabe. A ground out by Kamaehu Sanchez (RBI) would send Lopez home. Skyler Harris drilled a single to right field and pushed Darwin Marquez and Austin Wheeler across the plate (GU: 9 | MVC: 5)
T6 – Jacob Lopez would add one run from a single to center field to score Kato Dougan (GU: 10 | MVC: 5)
B6 – A Yellowjacket wild pitch would add one Viking run (GU: 10 | MVC: 6)
T7 – Zach Tanabe would drill a single to shortstop to bring Skyler Harris home (GU: 11 | MVC: 6)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Roger Camacho got the win by going 5.0 innings; he faced 24 batters and sat down four batters. Stephen Eskridge came in to close for 2.0 innings, faced six batters and with two strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had ten hits, led by Keith Whitaker, Zach Tanabe and Jacob Lopez.
Hits produced; 2B: Bryan Paez , Jacob Lopez | HR: Kamaehu Sanchez | RBI: Skyler Harris (2) , Zach Tanabe , Jacob Lopez (3) , Kamaehu Sanchez (4)

Game 2: Graceland 5 | Missouri Valley 8
The Scoring – Game 2
B1 – Four runs would come on for the Vikings; from RBI singles (GU: 0 | MVC: 4)
B3 – The Vikings would send for one home on the double to center field (GU: 0 | MVC: 5)
T4 – The Yellowjackets would get Javin Stevenson home on Bryan Paez's single to left field (GU: 1 | MVC: 5)
T5 – Three Graceland runs would come in. JD Woodruff would send the ball to left field, and Skyler Harris would cross the plate. A single to left field from Jacob Lopez would push Keith Whitaker home. Woodruff would score from the drilled ball to short by Darwin Marquez (GU: 4 | MVC: 5)
B5 – The Vikings would match to add three runs; from a pair of RBI singles (GU: 4 | MVC: 8)
T7 – The Yellowjackets would cap their scoring with a Jacob Lopez single to score Zach Tanabe (GU: 5 | MVC: 8)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Elio Narvaez would step to the mound for 4.2 innings, facing 26 batters. Jorge Diaz went in for 1.1 innings and took on five batters.
The Yellowjackets had nine hits, led by four Yellowjackets
Hits produced; RBI: JD Woodruff, Bryan Paez, Jacob Lopez (2), Darwin Marquez
Stolen Bases; Keith Whitaker, JD Woodruff

Up Next:
Baseball will be back on the road on Tuesday March 14 when they take on the Iowa Wesleyan University Tiger. First pitch is set for 1:00 pm.

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