Baseball Falls in Doubleheader to Iowa Wesleyan

Mount Pleasant, Iowa. – The Graceland University Baseball team competed on the road against the Iowa Wesleyan University Tiger in a double header. The Yellowjackets felling game one 21-7 and scratched in game two 2-0.

Season Record: Graceland 8-13; 2-2 (Heart) | Iowa Wesleyan 7-15; 2-4 (CAC)

Double-header Results:
Game 1: Graceland 7 | Iowa Wesleyan 21
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – The Tigers started the game out by bringing in seven runs; from RBI, a single, flyout, homerun and a Yellowjacket error (GU: 0 | IWU: 7)
B2 – Four Iowa Wesleyan runs would score on an RBI single, a fielder's choice and a Graceland error (GU: 0 | IWU: 11)
T4 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board by adding five runs. A Bryan Paez would bring in Zach Tanabe. Elio Narvaez would cross the plate on a Darwin Marquez RBI single. Paez and Payne Pfeiffer would step on home plate from the drilled homerun by Kamaehu Sanchez (GU: 5 | IWU: 11)
B4 – The Tigers would follow to add five runs on RBI singles (GU: 5 | IWU: 16)
B5 – One would come home on a Tigers fielder's choice (GU: 5 | IWU: 17)
B6 – The Tigers would cap their scoring with four runs (GU: 5 | IWU: 21)
T7 – Jacob Lopez would drive a single to bring in Javin Stevenson. Jake Bigham would cross the plate from a Zach Tanabe single GU: 7 | IWU: 21)
 
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Gabriel Perez started the game, going 1.0 inning, and faced 16 batters. Jacob Popovich stepped to the mound for 2.2 innings, faced 15 batters, and allowed four hits. Gavin McLean would enter the game for 2.2 innings.
The Yellowjackets had nine hits, led by Zach Tanabe and Kamaehu Sanchez.
Hits produced; 2B: Kamaehu Sanchez | 3B: Zach Tanabe | HR: Kamaehu Sanchez | RBI: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Bryan Paez, Darwin Marquez, Kamaehu Sanchez (3)
 
Game 2: Graceland 0 | Iowa Wesleyan 2
The Scoring – Game 2
B4 – The Tigers would score two runs on an RBI ground out and a double (GU: 0 | IWU: 2)
 
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jacob Abernathey stepped to the mound for 4.0 innings; he faced 16 batters. Jorge Diaz would come in for 1.1 innings, faced five batters and had one strikeout. Stephen Eskridge went 0.2 innings and struck both batters faced out.
The Yellowjackets had four hits, led by four Yellowjackets
Hits produced; Sac: Kamaehu Sanchez

Up Next:
Baseball will be back on their home field on Saturday, March 18 when they host the Clarke (Iowa) University Pride in a four-game series. First pitch is set for 1:00 pm.

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