Baseball Defeated in Doubleheader to the Mustangs

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Graceland University Baseball team competed on the road in a four-game series against the Mount Mercy University Mustangs. The Yellowjackets felling game one 4-3 in eight-innings and were scratched in game two 8-2.

Season Record: Graceland 8-17; 2-6 | Mount Mercy 18-8; 8-2

Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 3 | Mount Mercy 4
Game 2: Graceland 2 | Mount Mercy 8
Game 3: Sunday, March 26
Game 4: Following game three

Game 1: Graceland 3 | Mount Mercy 4
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – The Mustangs added three runs from a Yellowjacket error and a two-run homerun (GU:0 | MMU: 3)
T3 – Skyler Harris would cross the plate from the JD Woodruff single through the right side (GU:1 | MMU: 3)
T4 – Graceland would add two runs from Austin Wheeler's single to left field. Elio Narvaez and Jacob Lopez would score (GU:3 | MMU: 3)
B8 – A Mount Mercy homerun would add one run and end the game (GU:3 | MMU: 4)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Izaac Rabelo would go in for 6.0 innings, facing 25 batters, and had four strikeouts. Mason Krogsgaard came in for 1.0 inning; he faced five batters.
The Yellowjackets had eight hits, led by Austin Wheeler
Hits produced; 2B: Jacob Lopez | RBI: Austin Wheeler (2) | Sac: Jacob Lopez
Stolen Bases: Zach Tanabe, Elio Narvaez, Austin Wheeler (2)

Game 2: Graceland 2 | Mount Mercy 8
The Scoring – Game 2
B1 – Five Mustang runs would cross the plate on an RBI doubles, singles and a triple (GU:0 | MMU:5)
B2 – A pair of Mount Mercy RBI singles would score two runs (GU:0 | MMU:7)
B3 – The Mustangs would cap their scoring by adding one on a Yellowjackets error (GU:0 | MMU:8)
T7 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board and score two, bases loaded Kamaehu Sanchez walk; Trevor Yorges scored, and Jake Bigham crossed the plate on a Mustang wild pitch (GU:2 | MMU:8)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Elio Narvaez stepped to the mound for the start and went for 2.0 innings; he faced 14 batters. Jacob Popovich would come in for 4.0 innings; he would sit down two and faced 18 batters.
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by five Yellowjackets.
Hits produced; RBI: Kamaehu Sanchez

Up Next:
Baseball will be back on their home field on Tuesday, March 21 when they continue their four games series against the Clarke (Iowa) University Pride. First pitch of game three is set for 1:00 pm.

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