GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The University of Michigan-Dearborn (3-25, 3-14) baseball team found themselves in a pair of high-scoring games on Wednesday (Apr. 12) against the Aquinas College Saints (19-16, 9-7). Unfortunately, Aquinas won both games in the doubleheader, taking game one 14-11 and 16-14 in the nightcap.
Game One
Max McLennan continued his hot stretch at the plate, going 3-5 and ending just a double short of the cycle. McLennan added three more RBIs to his account in a strong day at the plate. McLennan got the scoring started in the third inning for the Wolverines as they found themselves down 2-0. With a runner already on base, McLennan sent a towering two-run shot down the right-field line to tie the game at two.
After Aquinas answered in the third, Matthew Williams and Nathan Mack each recorded RBIs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. The Saints responded with a crooked number in the bottom half of the inning, stretching nine runs across.
The Wolverines would not go down easily as they responded with six runs of their own in the sixth inning, powered by a Matthew Balash solo home run. McLennan, Evan Morin, Mack, and Nathaniel Wandrie all tallied RBIs to make it 12-10 Saints.
The Wolverines would not get any closer, dropping the contest 14-11.
Game Two
The Wolverines found themselves fighting from behind in game two as the Wolverines were down 6-1 after three innings of play. However, the bats woke up in the fourth inning as the Wolverines scored five runs, highlighted by a three-run blast from Balash. Evan Morin added a SAC Fly in the fifth inning to give the Wolverines a 7-6 lead.
After an Aquinas Grand Slam, the Wolverines responded with three unanswered runs on doubles by Drake Schultz and Balash.
Balash had five RBIs in game two in a 4-6 effort at the dish. Drake Schultz was 2-6 in the nightcap with three RBIs.
