Baseball Split with Missouri Valley
Marshall, Mo. - The Graceland University baseball team took on the Missouri Valley College Vikings. The Yellowjackets fell in game one to the Vikings, 4-2 and took game two, 12-9.
Season Record: Graceland 23-25, 11-19| Missouri Valley 16-31, 4-26
Series Results:
Game 1: Graceland 2 | Missouri Valley 4
Game 2: Graceland 12 | Missouri Valley 9
Game 1: Graceland 2 | Missouri Valley 4
The Scoring – Game 1
B1 – One Viking run would cross home plate from a homerun (GU: 0 | MVC: 1)
B5 – Missouri Valley would add a two-RBI home run (GU: 0 | MVC: 3)
T6 – A triple from Elio Narvaez would plate Keith Whitaker (double) and Jacob Lopez (hit-by-pitch) (GU: 2 | MVC: 3)
B6 – The Vikings added one run (GU: 2 | MVC: 4)
Game 1 – Pitching
Zach Tanabe started for the Yellowjackets, going 3.0 innings, facing 12 batters with four strikeouts. Gabriel Perez stepped to the mound for 3.0 inning, facing 14 batters with four strikeouts.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had four hits, led by Four Yellowjackets
Hits produced: 2B: Keith Whitaker | 3B: Elio Narvaez | RBI: Elio Narvaez (2) | Sac: Jacob Lopez
Baserunning: SB: Trevor Yorges
Game 2: Graceland 12 | Missouri Valley 9
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – Zach Tanabe drilled a single to right field to score Keith Whitaker (single) (GU: 1 | MCV: 0)
B1 – Two Viking runs would score (GU: 1 | MCV: 2)
T2 – Keith Whitaker crushed a three-RBI home run; Matt Klonsinski (single) and Antonio Graham (PR Y. Quevedo) scored (GU: 4 | MCV: 2)
B2 – A Missouri Valley double would bring in two runs (GU: 4 | MCV: 4)
T3 – Zach Tanabe would plate from a drilled homerun by Jake Bigham. A sacrifice fly by Ybrahim Quevedo would score Nicolas Boscan (GU: 7 | MCV: 4)
T4 – Jacob Lopez and Zach Tanabe (single) would plate from a Nicolas Boscan double to right field. Boscan and Jake Bigham (hit-by-pitch) scored on a Matt Klonsinski single to center field (GU: 11 | MCV: 4)
B6 – Two runs would score for Missouri Valley (GU: 11 | MCV: 6)
T7 – William Pagan drilled a ground out to score Antonio Graham (PR Y. Quevedo) (GU: 12 | MCV: 6)
B7 – The Vikings would add a three-RBI home run (GU: 12 | MCV: 9)
Game 2 – Pitching
Rafael Severino started and would go 1.1 innings, facing nine batters. Felix Lopez stepped in next for 0.2 innings facing six batters. Jorge Diaz went 2.0 innings, facing eight batters with two strikeouts. Elio Narvaez pitched 2.0 innings facing ten batters with three strikeouts. Stephen Eskridge closed for the Yellowjackets for 1.0 innings facing eight batters.
Game 2 – Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had 12 hits, led by Matt Klonsinski (3)
Hits produced: 2B: Nicolas Boscan, William Pagan | HR: Keith Whitaker, Jake Bigham | RBI: Keith Whitaker (3), Zach Tanabe, Jake Bigham (2), Nicolas Boscan (2), Matt Klonsinski (2), Ybrahim Quevedo, William Pagan | Sac Fly: Ybrahim Quevedo
Baserunning: SB: Keith Whitaker, Zach Tanabe, Matt Klonsinski, Antonio Graham
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