Perez drives in 3 for Mustangs against Yellowjackets
BALDWIN CITY, Kan. — Romani Perez and Jacob O’Dell hit home runs Friday for the Morningside baseball team in a doubleheader against Graceland. The Mustangs, however, lost both contests 5-3 in Game 1 and 6-4 in Game 2.
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BALDWIN CITY, Kan. — Romani Perez and Jacob O'Dell hit home runs Friday for the Morningside baseball team in a doubleheader against Graceland. The Mustangs, however, lost both contests 5-3 in Game 1 and 6-4 in Game 2.
The Mustangs scored first in Game 1, as Jaxon Bunkers drove in Dylan Conahan on a sacrifice fly in the third inning. Then, Perez's two-run home run in the fourth inning tied the game at 3-3.
Conner Maston pitched three scoreless innings as the starter, while Rhys Fairweather, Carson Maston, and Devan McGivern threw in relief. The quartet allowed three hits and struck out seven.
In Game 2, Luke Froehlich singled in the second inning that gave Morningside a 1-0 lead. In the fourth and fifth innings, the Mustangs tied the game at 4-4 with RBI hits from Perez and Luke Blackmon, then O'Dell's solo homer.
Kai Purdy-Burton got the start, while Devan McGivern, Zach Koelfgen and Reid Nagel pitched as relievers. Purdy-Burton struck out two hitters, while McGivern and Nagel recorded one strikeout.