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Baseball Split with William Penn on Senior Day

Baseball Split with William Penn on Senior Day

Lamoni, Iowa - The Graceland University baseball team took on the William Penn University Statesmen. The Yellowjackets split with the Statesmen, fell in game one, 4-1 and game two, 2-0.

Season Record: Graceland 21-21; 9-15 | William Penn 23-13, 15-9

Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 1 | William Penn 4
Game 2: Graceland 2 | William Penn 0
Game 3: Sunday, April 21, at 1:00 pm
Game 4: Following game three

Game 1: Graceland 1 | William Penn 4
The Scoring – Game 1
T2 – The Statesmen would bring in one run from a single (GU: 0 | WP: 1)
T3 – A double would plate one William Penn run (GU: 0 | WP: 2)
T5 – The Statesmen would bring the home from a home run (GU: 0 | WP: 4)
B6 – Zach Tanabe hit a single to center field, and Jacob Lopez (double) scored (GU: 1 | WP: 4)

Game 1 – Pitching
Rafael Severino started for the Yellowjackets, going 5.1 innings, facing 26 batters with three strikeouts. Izaac Rabelo stepped to the mound for 2.0 inning, facing seven batters.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had six hits, led by Zach Tanabe (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe | RBI: Zach Tanabe
Fielding: DP: Jacob Lopez, Zach Tanabe

Game 2: Graceland 2 | William Penn 0
The Scoring – Game 2
B5 – Keith Whitaker doubled to right center to push William Pagan (double) home. Whitaker would step on home from a Zach Tanabe double (GU: 2 | WP: 0)

Game 2 – Pitching
Elio Narvaez (W, 3-3) opened for the Yellowjackets and threw 6.0 innings, facing 18 batters with seven strikeouts. Stephen Eskridge (Sv, 10) would close for the Yellowjackets, for 1.0 innings facing four batters.

Game 2 – Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had four hits, led by Keith Whitaker (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Keith Whitaker, Zach Tanabe, William Pagan | RBI: Keith Whitaker, Zach Tanabe | Sac: Jacob Lopez
Baserunning: SB: Javin Stevenson

Up Next;
The Yellowjackets return to play on Sunday, April 21 when they continue their series against the William Penn University Statesmen. The first pitch is set for 1:00 and game four will follow.

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