Baseball Takes Down Vikings in Doubleheader Sweep
Des Moines, Iowa – The Graceland University Baseball team competed on the road in a four-game series against Grand View University Vikings. The Yellowjackets took the Vikings in game one 10-8 and game two 10-8
Season Record: Graceland 10-19; 4-8 | Grand View 15-5; 3-4
Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 10 | Grand View 8
Game 2: Graceland 10 | Grand View 8
Game 3: Monday, April 3 – 1:00 pm
Game 4: Following Game Three
Game 1: Graceland 10 | Grand View 8
The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board to add three runs from a Jacob Lopez double to score Kamaehu Sanchez and Keith Whitaker. Bryan Paez would follow with a double to bring in Lopez (GU:3 | GV: 0)
B1 – The Vikings would add one run on a single Lopez (GU:3 | GV: 1)
B2 – A solo home run would add one Viking run (GU:3 | GV: 2)
B3 – Bryan Paez doubled to bring in Jacob Lopez and Zach Tanabe. Paez would cross the plate on an Austin Wheeler single (GU:6 | GV: 2)
T3 – The Vikings would add four runs from a pair of doubles and a pair of sacrifice flies (GU:6 | GV: 6)
T4 – Graceland would add three runs from a three-run from a Bryan Paez three-run homerun; Jacob Lopez and Javin Stevenson would score (GU:9 | GV: 6)
T6 – Graceland would cap their scoring with a Kamaehu Sanchez double to score Zach Tanabe (GU:10 | GV: 6)
B7 – Grand View would add two to close the game with a two-run homerun (GU:10 | GV: 8)
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Izaac Rabelo would step to the mound for 3.0 innings and faced 18 batters for one strikeout. Mason Krogsgaard would enter the game for the win in 3.0 innings facing 13 batters. Stephen Eskridge came for in 1.0 inning to close the game on the mound, facing four batters for no hits and two strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had 12 hits, led by Bryan Paez.
Hits produced; 2B: Kamaehu Sanchez, Jacob Lopez, Bryan Paez (2) | HR: Bryan Paez | RBI: Kamaehu Sanchez, Jacob Lopez (2), Bryan Paez (6), Austin Wheeler | Sac: Darwin Marquez (2)
Stolen Bases: Keith Whitaker
Game 2: Graceland 10 | Grand View 8
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – Graceland would add four runs to start the game, from a Jacob Lopez single to bring in Zach Tanabe and Keith Whitaker. Javin Stevenson would cross home plate on a Bryan Paez double. Lopez would be pushed to home on an Austin Wheeler sacrifice line out (GU:4 | GV: 0)
T2 – A pair of bases-loaded walks from JD Woodruff and Austin Wheeler would bring Zach Tanabe and Javin Stevenson home (GU:6 | GV: 0)
T3 – One Graceland run would score on a Kamaehu Sanchez double; Zach Tanabe would score (GU:7 | GV: 0)
T4 – Bryan Paez would drive a solo homerun (GU:8 | GV: 0)
B6 – The Vikings would get on the board from a two-run single (GU:8 | GV: 2)
T7 –The Yellowjackets would cap their scoring with two runs; Zach Tanabe drilled a double to score Keith Whitaker and Travis Vaala (GU:10 | GV: 2)
B7 – The Vikings would close their scoring by adding six, from a triple, a sacrifice fly to right field, a three-run homerun, and on a Yellowjacket wild pitch (GU:10 | GV: 8)
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Elio Narvaez came in for 5.0 innings for the win to face 22 batters, earning five strikeouts and allowing no runs. Gabriel Perez stepped to the mound for 1.0 innings and faced six batters. Jorge Diaz would face three batters, and Jacob Popovich would enter the game for 0.1. Stephen Eskridge would close the game to face five batters.
The Yellowjackets had 13 hits, led by Zach Tanabe (5)
Hits produced; 2B: Keith Whitaker, Zach Tanabe (2), Kamaehu Sanchez, Bryan Paez | HR: Bryan Paez
RBI: Zach Tanabe, Kamaehu Sanchez, Jacob Lopez (2), Bryan Paez (2), JD Woodruff, Austin Wheeler (2) | Sac: Austin Wheeler
Up Next:
Baseball will be back on the road on Monday, April 3 when they take on the Grand View University Vikings in a four games series. First pitch of game three is set for 1:00 pm, game four to follow.
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