Baseball Split Doubleheader Against Grand View
Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Baseball team took on the Grand View University Vikings. The Yellowjackets defeated the Vikings in game one, 6-2 and fell in game two, 7-6
Season Record: Graceland 13-15; 1-9 | Grand View 12-11; 3-7
Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 6 | Grand View 2
Game 2: Graceland 6 | Grand View 7
Game 1: Graceland 6 | Grand View 2
The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – Trevor Yorges would push two runs home from a triple to right center; Zach Tanabe (double) and Jacob Lopez (walk) scored. Yorges would find home plate from a JD Woodruff single to right center (GU: 3 | GV: 0)
B2 – Grand View would have one run cross home plate from a single to left center (GU: 3 | GV: 1)
T3 – Two Yellowjacket runs would score from a JD Woodruff drilled single up the middle; Ybrahim Quevedo (single) and Zach Tanabe (walk) scored (GU: 5 | GV: 1)
B3 – A Viking ground out would bring in one run (GU: 5 | GV: 2)
T5 – Keith Whitaker singled to left field to bring in Trevor Yorges (GU: 6 | GV: 2)
Game 1 – Pitching
Mason Krogsgaard started for the Yellowjackets, going 5.2 innings and facing 26 batters. Stephen Eskridge closed on the mound in 1.1 innings, facing four batters with two strikeouts.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had ten hits, led by Zach Tanabe (2), JD Woodruff (2) and William Pagan (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Zach Tanabe | 3B: Trevor Yorges | RBI: Trevor Yorges (2), JD Woodruff (3), Keith Whitaker | Sac: Jacob Lopez
Game 2: Graceland 6 | Grand View 7
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – Ybrahim Quevedo would start the Yellowjackets off to single down right field to bring in Jacob Lopez (single) (GU: 1 | GV: 0)
T3 – Jacob Lopez (hit-by-pitch) crossed home plate from a Trevor Yorges single to right field (GU: 2 | GV: 0)
T4 – Elio Narvaez (double) would score from an error by the Vikings caused by a Gabriel Perez hit. Keith Whitaker would bring in William Pagan (hit-by-pitch) on a ground out. Perez crossed home plate on a Zach Tanabe double to left field (GU: 5 | GV: 0)
B4 – Four Viking runs would cross home plate from two two-RBI home runs (GU: 5 | GV: 4)
T6 – Jacob Lopez crushed a double to left field and scored William Pagan (single) (GU: 6 | GV: 4)
B6 – A double would bring in two Grand View runs (GU: 6 | GV: 6)
B7 – the Vikings would take the game from a base-loaded single (GU: 6 | GV: 7)
Game 2 – Pitching
Felix Lopez started for the Yellowjackets and went 4.0 innings, facing 18 batters with three strikeouts. Stephen Eskridge entered next for 2.0 innings and faced ten batters with three strikeouts. Elio Narvaez closed the game for 0.2 innings, facing six batters.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had eight hits, led by Jacob Lopez (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Elio Narvaez | RBI: Keith Whitaker, Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Ybrahim Quevedo, Trevor Yorges | Sac: Gabriel Perez
Baserunning: SB: William Pagan, Gabriel Perez
Up Next;
Baseball will return on Friday, March 29, when they take on the Peru State College Bobcats. The first pitch is set for 1:00 pm and game two will begin at 3:30 pm
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