LINCOLN, Neb. (February 25, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan baseball picked up a win to finish the series in Kansas City, Kan,, beating Grinnell 6-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Prairie Wolves found themselves down early in the first inning after Grinnell scored a run off a sacrifice fly, 0-1.
- A triple by Jake Gerardis evened the score in the third inning, 1-1.
- Both defenses held the score still for the next two inning.
- In the final four innings, Nebraska Wesleyan outscored the Pioneers, five to four.
- Jack Carver brought in a run after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning, 2-1.
- Duncan Ortega added to the Black and Gold's score, shooting a single through the infield and bringing in Jake Geradis in the seventh inning, 3-1.
- Jason English called his shot and put one over the wall in the 8th inning, 4-4. Later in the same inning, Carter Betts tripled, scoring the Prairie Wolves' final two runs, 6-4.
- Nebraska Wesleyan's lead held, allowing them to avoid the weekend sweep and move to 3-3 overall on the year.
- Trevor Storer was credited with the win for the P-Wolves after pitching in relief for two innings. He allowed just two hits and struck out one.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jake Gerardis (SS): 4-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B
- Aaron Chazin (CF): 2-4, 2 R,
- Duncan Ortega (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
- Carter Betts (2B): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 3B
UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan baseball travels to Oklahoma and Texas to play their spring break games against East Central University and University of Dallas. The first series of the week will be in Ada, Oklahoma against East Central on Monday, March 4. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
