The Basics
Game 1 Score: MNU 8 - GU 2
Game 2 Score: MNU 7 - GU 12
Records: MNU (27-13, 17-9), Graceland (14-28, 8-16)
Location: Chase Stadium - Lamoni, Iowa
LAMONI, Iowa - MNU picked up a mid-week split at Graceland on Tuesday. In Game 1, MNU scored 7 runs in the final 3 innings to win 8-2.
Game 1 Turning Point
Kelvin Perez hit a solo homer in the top of the 4th to give MNU a 2-1 lead.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Jordan Dailey allowed just 3 hits and struck out 5 in 4 innings on 3 days rest for the win.
Joel Lopez struck out 5 in 3 innings for the save. And
Robert Berning (3-4, R, HR, 3 RBI),
Isaac Geisinger (1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI), and
Kelvin Perez (1-2, R, HR, RBI) hit homers for MNU.
In Game 2, MNU out-hit Graceland 13-8 but left 13 men on base. Graceland cashed in on more 2-out opportunities, scored 8 with 2 outs, and won 12-7.
Game 2 Turning Point
With the game tied at 7 in the 6th, Graceland scored 5 to put it away.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Jason Jones (2-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB),
Jacob Jenkins (3-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI),
Chase Robinson (2-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 HBP),
Robert Berning (2-4, BB), and
Nelson Santiago (2-5, 2 RBI) had multi-hit games.
Up Next
The next double header is Saturday at #9 Clarke (36-8, 20-4) starting at 1:00.
