Baseball Takes Day One Against Park with Walk-Off Victories
Lamoni, Iowa - The Graceland University baseball team took on the Park University Pirates. The Yellowjackets defeated the Pirates in game one 5-4, and game two, 5-4.
Season Record: Graceland 21-19; 9-13 | Park 22-13; 13-9
Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 5 | Park 4
Game 2: Graceland 5 | Park 4
Game 3: Sunday, April 14 – 1:00 pm
Game 4: Following game three
Game 1: Graceland 5 | Park 4
The Scoring – Game 1
T3 – The Pirates would score one run on a ground out (GU: 0 | Park: 1)
B4 – Zach Tanabe crushed a solo-home run over the left field fence (GU: 1 | Park: 1)
T5 – Two Park runs would plate from a single and a ground out (GU: 1 | Park: 3)
B5 – Juan Guzman doubled to left center and Elio Narvaez (singled) scored. Jacob Lopez drilled a ball to third base and Antonio Graham scored on the Pirate error (GU: 3 | Park: 3)
T6 – Park brought in one from a single to center field (GU: 3 | Park: 4)
B6 – JD Woodruff hit a single to center field and scored Trevor Yorges (single) (GU: 4 | Park: 4)
B7 – A walk off single by Zach Tanabe would score Keith Whitaker (walk) (GU: 5 | Park: 4)
Game 1 – Pitching
Rafael Severino started for the Yellowjackets, going 5.0 innings, facing 24 batters with three strikeouts. Izaac Robelo pitched 1.0 innings, with two strikeouts. Jorge Diaz (W, 1-0) closed for the Yellowjackets, for 1.0 innings, facing three batters with a strikeout.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had nine hits, Zach Tanabe (2), Trevor Yorges (2) and Elio Narvaez (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Trevor Yorges, Juan Guzman | HR: Zach Tanabe | RBI: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe (2), JD Woodruff, Juan Guzman | Sac: JD Woodruff | Sac Fly: Jacob Lopez
Fielding: DP: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Trevor Yorges
Game 2: Graceland 5 | Park 4
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – Park adds one run from a single (GU:0 | Park: 1)
T3 – Two Pirates would plate from a pair of doubles (GU:0 | Park: 3)
B5 – Gabriel Perez (double) stepped on home plate from a Randy Diaz single to center field. Diaz plated
from a William Pagan drilled single to right field (GU: 2 | Park: 3)
T6 – The Pirates pushed one run in (GU: 2 | Park: 4)
B7 – A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch from Jacob Lopez would score Antonio Graham. A bases-loaded hit-by-
pitch from Zach Tanabe would bring in Randy Diaz (walk). A passed ball from Park would score William
Pagan (GU: 5 | Park: 4)
Game 2 – Pitching
Elio Narvaez started for the Yellowjackets, for 5.1 inning facing 26 batters, with two strikeouts. Tiago Telles would step next to the mound facing six batters.
Game 2 – Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by Randy Diaz (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Gabriel Perez | RBI: Keith Whitaker, Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe, Randy Diaz | Sac: William Pagan | Sac Fly: Keith Whitaker
Up Next;
The Yellowjackets return to play Sunday, April 14 to continue their series against the Park University Pirates. The first pitch is set for 1:00 and game two will follow.
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