Baseball Caged the Tigers in the Final Inning

Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Baseball team took down the Iowa Wesleyan University Tigers in a single nine-inning game, 15-14.

Season Record: Graceland 14-22; 7-11 (HEART) | Iowa Wesleyan 13-18; 3-5 (CAC)

Graceland 15 | Iowa Wesleyan 14
The Scoring
T3 – The Tigers would get on the board fits and add five runs from a bases-loaded hit by a pitch and a grand slam (GU:0 | IWU: 5)
B3 – The Yellowjackets would answer to add four runs from a Jacob Lopez single to score Javin Stevenson. Zach Tanabe would cross home plate on an Elio Narvaez single up the middle. Lopez scored on a Bryan Paez single to right field (GU:4 | IWU: 5)
T5 – One Iowa Wesleyan run would score from a single to right field (GU:4 | IWU: 6)
B5 – Kamaehu Sanchez would double and bring in Jacob Lopez, and Sanchez would score on a Trevor Yorges single (GU:6 | IWU: 6)
T6 – The Tigers would cap their scoring by adding eight runs (GU:6 | IWU: 14)
B6 – Three Yellowjacket runs would score from a two-run homerun by Jacob Lopez; Keith Whitaker scored. Kamaehu Sanchez would push Elio Narvaez home with a single through the right side (GU:9 | IWU: 14)
B7 – Darwin Marquez would fly out to the left field to score Skyler Harris (GU:10 | IWU: 14)
B8 – Graceland would add three runs from a Tiger error to bring in Elio Narvaez and Ethan Balogh's single to bring Kamaehu Sanchez in. Balogh would cross home plate with a Skyler Harris sacrifice fly (GU:13 | IWU: 14)
B9 – The Yellowjackets would add two runs. Bryan Paez would fly out to score Keith Whitaker to tie the game. Kamaehu Sanchez would end the game with a single through the left side to score Javin Stevenson (GU:15 | IWU: 14)

Individual Leaders
Simon Victoriano started for the Yellowjackets; he went in 3.0 innings and faced 18 batters. Gabriel Perez stepped to the mound for 2.0 innings, facing 11 batters. Kristian Cardejon stepped into the game for 0.1 innings and faced seven batters. Gavin McLean would close the game, stepping to the mound for 3.2 innings, facing 15 batters, allowing no runs on one hit and three strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had 15 hits, led by Kamaehu Sanchez (4)
Hits produced; 2B: Kamaehu Sanchez | HR: Jacob Lopez | RBI: Darwin Marquez, Jacob Lopez (3), Elio Narvaez, Bryan Paez (2), Kamaehu Sanchez (3), Trevor Yorges, Ethan Balogh
Stolen Bases: Javin Stevenson

Up Next:
Baseball will return on Wednesday, April 12, when they host the Clarke University Pride in a doubleheader. The first pitch is set for 2:00 pm.

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