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MARION, Ind. – Junior Tyler Reed blasted a first inning grand slam and the Spring Arbor University baseball team cruised to an 11-1 victory in the opening game of a doubleheader against Indiana Wesleyan University on Tuesday. However, the Wildcats took the second game 8-3 to avoid the sweep.

 

The first two batters of the game reached base on Indiana Wesleyan (27-12, 10-4 CL) errors, and three batters later, Reed made it hurt crushing the first offering he saw over the left field fence to stake Spring Arbor to a 4-0 lead.

 

That was how the score stayed until the bottom of the fourth when IWU’s Caleb Eder led off the frame with a solo home run, but the Cougars responded immediately with five runs in the fifth to put the game out of reach. With the bases loaded and only one out, Reed singled to left to drive in Chris Triplett and Conner Lengerich. Nate Sitkiewicz and Jack Driscoll would also record RBI hits in the inning.

 

Reed finished the game going 2-for-3 with six RBI and three runs scored. Sitkiewicz also picked up two hits, including a triple, while driving in three. Lengerich crossed the plate three times and notched a pair of hits.

 

Brody Harris was nearly unhittable on the mound. The junior left-hander pitched all six innings allowing just one run on five hits while matching his career-high with nine strikeouts.

 

The roles were reversed in game two as Spring Arbor was forced to play comeback after Indiana Wesleyan jumped out to a 5-0 advantage in the first inning.

 

The Cougars got a run back in the third inning when Triplett scored on a base hit by Lengerich, but the Wildcats answered with two runs in the home half of the frame to extend the lead to 7-1.

 

Reed belted his second homer of the day, a two-run shot in the sixth inning, to trim the deficit to four, but it would not be enough as IWU was able to hold on to earn a split.

 

Triplett collected three hits while Jeremiah Johnson went 2-for-2 at the dish. Reed added two more RBI to give him eight on the day.

 

Spencer Goebel suffered the loss surrendering seven runs in four innings. Drew Weston pitched two innings out of the bullpen giving up one unearned run on three hits.

 

Spring Arbor (11-13, 6-4 CL) begins a six-game homestand on Wednesday, Apr. 13 when it welcomes Cleary University (8-16) to town. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.

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