Baseball Downs Grace Christian 13-2

Baseball Downs Grace Christian 13-2

(Ann Arbor, MI) – Concordia baseball hosted Grace Christian for a non-conference matchup on Friday afternoon.  The Cardinals picked up their 20th win of the season with a 13-2 victory.

 

Concordia struck first with 2 runs in the 1st inning.  Joe Jones scored on an error and Jimmy Wressel hit an RBI double scoring Aaron West.

Grace Christian broke the shutout in the 2nd, but the Cardinals added 2 more runs starting with Jarrett Batanian hitting an RBI double to drive in Aaron BrazeltonJoe Jones later added a sacrifice fly to score Batanian.

Aaron West added a solo home run in the 3rd.  The teams traded runs in the 4th with Ryan Kotecki hitting an RBI double to drive in Curtis Townsend.  In the 5th, Townsend hit a sacrifice fly to score Caleb Harmond and Jordan Sherman scored on a passed ball.

A 5-run 6th inning pushed the Cardinals further ahead.  Blake Weaver used an RBI single to score Ryan KoteckiMichial Schuster hit an RBI single to drive in Kyle Hebner.  Curtin Townsend was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force Andre Hutchins home.  Jake Moyer drew a bases-loaded walk to score Schuster and Jake Ryan scored on a wild pitch.

Kenneth Rozmys closed out the 7th inning on the mound to secure the 13-2 victory.