Winter Haven, Florida — The Dordt baseball team matched up with Hannibal-LaGrange in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, falling 13-5 at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida.
The Trojans went ahead early, scoring six runs in the 1st inning, using a 3-RBI triple to spark their scoring outburst.
Dordt answered in the visiting half of the 2nd as Aaron Eshelman singled to right, sending home Jae Kim and Dylan Stanley.
Hannibal-LaGrange added on another six-run inning in the bottom of the 6th, using four hits to extend their lead to 13-2.
The Defenders created offense in the 7th as Nolan Christianson and Luke November reached in back-to-back plate appearances to score Oliver Walczak, Christianson, and Logan Cline, however the offensive output in the inning was not enough to catch up with the Trojans.
Jae Kim went 2-3 with a run scored
Diego Benitez struck out four in 5.1 innings pitched
Dordt had five batters with a hit
Hannibal-LaGrange took the doubleheader sweep, jumping ahead early to put together a 15-8 win on Friday afternoon.
The Trojans went ahead 2-0 in the 2nd before Dordt cut the deficit in half the following inning on a ground ball out that allowed Jae Kim to cross the plate.
In the following inning, Hannibal-LaGrange put 10 runs on the board in part due to a grand slam from Hoelscher.
Dordt used the 5th inning to work their way closer, scoring five runs on five hits, including a Cade Hollingsworth double to deep left center with the bases loaded.
Logan Cline hit a home run in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 14-8, but the Trojans added another run to their total to secure the sweep.
Logan Cline hit 3-4 with a home run and a triple
Chase Edwards went 2-4 and scored a run
Jae Kim had three RBI, hitting 1-2
Cade Hollingsworth drove in two runs
Dordt will open up GPAC play on Friday, March 18 at Midland.
