Baseball Halts Saint Mary
Leavenworth, Kan. – The Graceland University Baseball team took on the University of Saint Mary Spires. The Yellowjackets defeated the Spires, 11-9.
Season Record: Graceland 9-9 | Saint Mary 9-9
Graceland 11 | Saint Mary 9
The Scoring
T2 – Ybrahim Quevedo would put Graceland on the board with a solo home run. Nicolas Boscan singled to bring home William Pagan (walk) (GU: 2 | USM: 0)
B2 – The Spires added one run from a fielder's choice (GU: 2 | USM: 1)
B3 – Saint Mary would even the score with one run (GU: 2 | USM: 2)
T4 – Nicolas Boscan scored William Pagan (walk) with a single RBI. Boscan would cross home plate from an Elio Naraez sac fly out to center field (GU: 4 | USM: 2)
T5 – JD Woodruff (walk) and Jake Bigham (walk) would score on a Jacob Lopez hard-hit single that caused a Spires error (GU: 6 | USM: 2)
B5 – Three Saint Mary runs would score from bases-loaded walks (GU: 6 | USM: 5)
T6 – Ybrahim Quevedo crushed a two-RBI homerun; Elio Narvaez scored. Jake Bigham would bring in Trevor Yorges. William Pagan would score from a Jacob Lopez single. Bigham would cross home plate from a Zack Tanabe ground out (GU: 11 | USM: 5)
B6 – Saint Mary would add two from a single (GU: 11 | USM: 7)
B7 – Two Spires would cross home plate (GU: 11 | USM: 9)
Individual Leaders
Gabriel Perez started for the Yellowjackets, going 4.1 innings and facing 23 batters with three strikeouts. Jorge Diaz followed next on the mound. Thiago Telles would set to the mound for 1.2 innings, facing nine batters with three strikeouts. Simon Victoriano and Gavin McLean would enter the game for 1.0 innings. Stephen Eskridge would get the save for the Yellowjackets.
The Yellowjackets had five 16, led by Jacob Lopez (3), Ybrahim Quevedo (3) and Nicolas Boscan (3)
Hits produced: 2B: HR: Ybrahim Quevedo (2) | RBI: Jacob Lopez (2), Zach Tanabe, Elio Narvaez, Ybrahim Quevedo (3), Jake Bigham, Nicolas Boscan (2) | Sac: Elio Narvaez, William Pagan | Sac Fly: Elio Narvaez
Baserunning: SB: Zach Tanabe, Antonio Graham, JD Woodruff, William Pagan, Jake Bigham
Up Next;
Baseball will return on Saturday, March 9, when they take on the University of Saint Mary Spires and the Mayville State University Comets. The first pitch is set for 10:30 am and game two will begin at 3:30 pm
-Yellowjackets-