Baseball Stopped by Waldorf and Valley City State

Kansas City, Kan. – The Graceland University Baseball team took on the Waldorf University Warriors, followed by game two against Valley City State University Vikings. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Owls 10-3. The Yellowjackets fell the Vikings, 5-3.

Season Record: Graceland 7-4 | Waldorf 5-4

Game 1: Graceland 3 | Waldorf 10
The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – The Yellowjackets would find Homeplate first from a Zack Tanabe double play ground out; Keith Whitaker scored on the play (GU: 1 | WU: 0)
T2 – Trevor Yorges (single) would cross home on a Gabriel Perez double to the left field (GU: 2 | WU: 0)
B2 – The Warriors would add two runs and even the score with a single and a Yellowjackets error (GU: 2| WU: 2)
B3 – Four Walldorf runs would score from a double, a two RBI homerun and a solo homerun (GU: 2 | WU: 6)
B4 – A single to center would score a Warrior run (GU: 2 | WU: 7)
B6 – back-to-back singles to center field would score three runs (GU: 2 | WU: 10)
T7 – Elio Narvaez singled up the middle to bring Keith Whitaker (hit-by-pitch) home (GU: 3 | WU: 10)

Game 1 Individual Leaders
Mason Krogsgaard started for the Yellowjackets, going 3.0 innings and facing 19 batters with four strikeouts. Thiago Telles would enter the game for 2.0 innings and faced seven batters with two strikeouts. Jacob Abernathey would close the game for the Yellowjackets.
The Yellowjackets had seven hits, led by Gabriel Perez (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Zach Tanabe, Gabriel Perez | RBI: Elio Narvaez, Gabriel Perez | Sac: Matt Klonsinski, Juan Guzman
Baserunning: SB: Keith Whitaker, Elio Narvaez

Season Record: Graceland 7-5 | Valley City State 4-4

Game 2: Graceland 3 | Valley City State 5
The Scoring – Game 2
B1 – Elio Narvaez drilled a 3 RBI homerun over right field; Gabriel Perez (single) and Keith Whitaker (single) scored (GU: 3 | VCSU: 0)
T3 – The Vikings would bring two runs in on a sac fly to center field and a stolen base home (GU: 3 | VCSU: 2)
T5 – One Valley City State run would cross home plate on a Graceland error (GU: 3 | VCSU: 3)
T7 – The Vikings would score two from a single to center field (GU: 3 | VCSU: 5)

Game 2 Individual Leaders
Felix Lopez started for the Yellowjackets for the win, and 6.0 went innings, facing 24 batters with six strikeouts. Gabriel Perez would close the game for 1.0 innings on the mound, facing six batters.
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by Five Yellowjackets (1)
Hits produced: HR: Elio Narvaez | RBI: Elio Narvaez (3) | Sac: Zach Tanabe, Ramsel Jerez

Up Next;
Baseball will return on Saturday, February 24, when they travel to Kansas City, Mo and take on the Dickinson State University Blue Hawks. The first pitch is set for 2:00 pm.

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