Baseball Takes Two from Peru State
Lamoni, Iowa – The Graceland University Baseball team took on the Peru State College Bobcats. The Yellowjackets defeated the Bobcats in game one, 7-3 and game two, 6-5.
Season Record: Graceland 15-15; 3-9 | Peru State 10-21, 7-11
Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 7 | Peru State 3
Game 2: Graceland 6 | Peru State 5
Game 3: Saturday, March 30 – 1:00 pm
Game 4: Following game three
Game 1: Graceland 7 | Peru State 3
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – Jacob Lopez would bring Keith Whitaker (single) home from a sacrifice flyout to right field. Zach Tanabe (walk) would touch home plate from a Ybrahim Quevedo single to left field (GU: 2 | PSC: 0)
B3 – Trevor Yorges would push Zach Tanabe (double) home from a sacrifice flyout to the center field (GU: 3 | PSC: 0)
T4 – The Bobcats would add two runs from two singles (GU: 3 | PSC: 2)
B4 – Jacob Lopez drilled a double to left field; William Pagan (single) and Keith Whitaker (walk) scored (GU: 5 | PSC: 2)
B5 – Nicolas Boscan (PR for Ybrahim Quevedo) crossed home plate from a JD Woodruff sacrifice flyout to center field. Juan Guzman crushed a single to left center to score Trevor Yorges (GU: 7 | PSC: 2)
T7 – A sacrifice fly would bring in one Bobcat run (GU: 7 | PSC: 3)
Game 1 – Pitching
Rafael Severino (W, 3-2) started for the Yellowjackets, going 5.0 innings and facing 21 batters with five strikeouts. Dylan Batista stepped to the mound in 1.0 innings, facing four batters with a strikeout. Jorge Diaz would close for the Yellowjackets in 1.0 innings, facing four batters with two strikeouts.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had nine hits, led by Keith Whitaker (2), Jacob Lopez (2), and Ybrahim Quevedo (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Keith Whitaker, Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Ybrahim Quevedo | RBI: Jacob Lopez (3), Ybrahim Quevedo, Trevor Yorges, JD Woodruff, Juan Guzman | Sac Fly: Jacob Lopez, Trevor Yorges, JD Woodruff
Baserunning: SB: Keith Whitaker, Antonio Graham
Fielding: DP: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Trevor Yorges
Game 2: Graceland 6 | Peru State 5
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – The Bobcats would bring in one off a Yellowjacket error (GU: 0 | PSC: 1)
B1 – Ybrahim Quevedo would sacrifice flyout to bring on Keith Whitaker (single) (GU: 1 | PSC: 1)
T3 – Three Peru State runs would cross home plate from a single and a two-RBI home run (GU: 1 | PSC: 4)
B3 – Elio Narvaez drilled a single to center field; Jacob Lopez (single) and Trevor Yorges (Fielder's Choice) would score (GU: 3 | PSC: 4)
B4 – William Pagan (single) would cross home plate from a Jacob Lopez single up the middle. A two-RBI home run over right field by Ybrahim Quevedo would bring in Zach Tanabe (Fielder's Choice) (GU: 6 | PSC: 4)
T5 – The Bobcats would add one run from a single to left center (GU: 6 | PSC: 5)
Game 2 – Pitching
Gabriel Perez started for the Yellowjackets, going 4.0 innings and facing 20 batters with five strikeouts. Izaac Rabelo would step into the game for 1.0 innings, striking out all three batters he faced. Stephen Eskridge closed on the mound in 2.0 innings for the save, facing seven batters with three strikeouts.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had eight hits, led by Jacob Lopez (2) and Elio Narvaez (2)
Hits produced: HR: Ybrahim Quevedo | RBI: Jacob Lopez, Ybrahim Quevedo (3), Elio Narvaez (2) | Sac: Keith Whitaker | Sac Fly: Ybrahim Quevedo, Randy Diaz
Baserunning: SB: Antonio Graham
Up Next;
Baseball will return on Saturday, March 30, when they continue their series against the Peru State College Bobcats. The first pitch is set for 1:00 pm and game two will begin at 3:30 pm
-Yellowjackets-