Baseball Concludes Doubleheader Against the Bobcats

Peru, Neb. – The Graceland University Baseball team took on the Peru State College Bobcats in a four-game series. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Bobcats in game three 13-10 and in game four 5-4.

Season Record: Graceland 18-32; 11-21| Peru State 16-23; 13-17

Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 1 | Peru State 11
Game 2: Graceland 1 | Peru State 9
Game 3: Graceland 10 | Peru State 13
Game 4: Graceland 4 | Peru State 5

Game 3: Graceland 10 | Evangel 13
The Scoring – Game 3
B1 – The Bobcats would find Homeplate first, adding two-runs from a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch (GU: 0 |PSC: 2)
T2 – The Yellowjackets would find two runs from a Zach Tanabe double; Bryan Paez score. Tanabe would cross home plate on an Austin Wheeler drilled groundout to second base (GU: 2 |PSC: 2)
B2 – A single to right field would score one Bobcat run (GU: 2 |PSC: 3)
T3 – Kamaehu Sanchez crushed a two-run homerun; Keith Whitaker scored (GU: 4 |PSC: 3)
B4 – Peru State would add ten runs from three singles, a grand slam and a double (GU: 4 |PSC: 13)
T5 – Two Graceland runs would score; a Bryan Paez double to left center field would bring in Javin Stevenson. Paez would cross home plate on a Zach Tanabe single to left center field (GU: 6 |PSC: 13)
T7 – The Yellowjackets would cap their scoring by adding four runs. Javin Stevenson would cross home plate on a Trevor Yorges double to left field. Austin Wheeler crushed a three-run homerun; Yorges and Diego Hernandez (GU: 10 |PSC: 13)

Game 3 Individual Leaders
Roger Camacho would get the start and go 1.2 innings, facing ten batters. Gavin McLean would step to the mound next for 1.1 innings and see 11 batters. Simon Victoriano entered the game. Jorge Diaz would see the mound for 1.0 innings, facing four batters, and had one strikeout, allowing no runs on one hit. Gabriel Perez closed the game for Graceland in 2.0 innings, facing seven batters, allowing no hits and no runs.
The Yellowjackets had nine hits, led by Bryan Paez (2) and Zach Tanabe (2)
Hits produced; 2B: Bryan Paez, Zach Tanabe, Trevor Yorges | HR: Kamaehu Sanchez, Austin Wheeler | RBI: Kamaehu Sanchez (2), Bryan Paez, Zach Tanabe (2), Trevor Yorges, Austin Wheeler (4)

Game 4: Graceland 4 | Peru State 5
The Scoring – Game 4
T1 – The Yellowjackets would get on the board from an Ybrahim Quevedo caused bases-loaded walk to push Darwin Marquez across the home plate (GU: 1 |PSC: 0)
T2 – Skyler Harris would step on the home plate from a Bryan Paez double to the left field (GU: 2 |PSC: 0)
B3 – The Bobcats would add four runs from three RBI singles and an RBI double (GU: 2 |PSC: 4)
T6 – Keith Whitaker hit a single to left center to score Elio Narveaz (GU: 3 |PSC: 4)
T7 – The Yellowjackets would add one run from a Bryan Paez single to center field; Darwin Marquez scored (GU: 4 |PSC: 4)
B7 – The Bobcats would end the game with a bases-loaded single to right field (GU: 4 |PSC: 5)

Game 4 Individual Leaders
Felix Lopez started for the Yellowjackets and 4.0 innings, facing 22 batters. Stephen Eskridge would enter the game for 2.1 innings, facing 11 batters and had four strikeouts.
The Yellowjackets had six hits, led by Skyler Harris (2) and Bryan Paez (2)
Hits produced; 2B: Bryan Paez | RBI: Bryan Paez (2), Ybrahim Quevedo, Keith Whitaker

Baseball concludes their regular season play.

-Yellowjackets-