Game 1- Wright State Lake 12 vs Clark State CC 1
Wright State University Lake jumped out to an early lead over the Clark State Eagles and took home a 12-1 victory in game one of Sunday's doubleheader. The Lakers took the lead in the second inning and the offense exploded for five more runs in the sixth inning. The Lakers big inning was driven by a single by Chad Anders, a double by Tristan Becker, and a single by Quintin Cantelli.
Casey Grimm earned the first win of his career for Wright State Lake. He pitched six innings, giving up one run, six hits, striking out one, and walking one. Dalton Holycross took the loss for the Eagles. He threw four and a third innings, allowed five runs, one hit, and struck out three.
Wright State Lake had eight hits in the game. Billy Lanman, Becker, and Anders each collected multiple hits for the Lakers. The Lakers fielding was superb, going through the entire game without committing an error.
Game 2- Wright State Lake 10 vs Clark State CC 4
Four hits from Quintin Cantelli helped lead the Lakers past Clark State CC Eagles 10-4 on Sunday afternoon. Cantelli finished the game 4 for 4 with 2 runs and 4 RBIs. Wright State Lake took the lead for good with five runs in the fourth inning.
Burr earned the win for Wright State Lake. He went four innings, giving up two runs, four hits, and striking out two. Two relievers helped the Lakers close out the victory. Billy Lanman and Anthony Steele combined for 3 innings in relief. The Lakers were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Fitzgerald had the most chances in the field with 11. Holycross, again, led Clark State with two runs batted in. He went 1-for-3 on the day.
The Lakers two wins Sunday help them improve to 6-1 on the season including six wins in a row. Coach Chad Geier said this about Sunday's performance, "I am proud of my guys. Defensively we played very well. Guys made some great plays in the outfield. We got a chance to get everyone time today, which is important. 6-1 is the best start this program has had. We will prepare this week and get ready for a big trip as we depart Wednesday for a 5 game Tennessee trip."
Up Next:
Thursday, March 16th Double Header at Hiwassee (TN) with a 2:00p First Pitch.