GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --- The Parkside baseball team traveled to Grand Rapids, Mich. to face the Davenport Panthers in a neutral-site doubleheader on Monday. The Rangers split the two game series against the Panthers, winning game two in walk-off fashion.
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GAME ONE
Senior
Caden Bronkhorst started the day on the mound for the Rangers as he went three and two-thirds innings allowing four runs on four walks. Bronkhorst allowed just one run in the first innings before surrendering four more (one unearned) in the fourth inning as he was credited with the loss.
The Rangers were able to gather three hits in the seven inning game, two of which came in the home half of the second inning with singles coming from redshirt senior
Ryan Brouch and freshman
Michael Zordani. The Rangers broke the ice in the bottom of the fifth inning when senior
Bryce Inman hit a double down the right field line, scoring senior
Noah Tyrrell.
The Panthers runs in the fourth inning while Bronkhorst was pitching was the final time that Davenport for the rest of the game as the Panthers came away with a 5-1 victory.
Three Rangers came in relief of Bronkhurst including sophomore
Maguire Delagrave, sophomore
Matt Felske, and redshirt sophomore
Kaleb Schulist. Delagrave faced two batters and walked both before being replaced by Felske who went one and a third innings with two walks and no runs allowed. Schulist pitched the final inning for the Rangers where he faced the minimum of three batters, striking out one.
GAME TWO
Junior
Daniel Llanas pitched the second game of the doubleheader that went the full nine innings. Llanas went four innings allowing two runs on six hits while striking out six. Llanas left the game following the top of the fourth inning while the Rangers lead 3-1. Llanas was credited with no decision as the Panthers would once again take the lead in the top of the sixth inning.
The Ranger bats got the second game started early as they took a 1-0 lead following a bases loaded sacrifice fly off the bat of Llanas, scoring sophomore
Angel Rades. The Panthers tied the game with a run of their own in the top of the fourth before the Rangers tacked on two more runs to take a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Rades hit a bases loaded single scoring Brouch while freshman
Camden Kearney hit a fielders choice back to the pitcher which scored senior
Reece Homan.
The Panthers scored five runs in the fourth and fifth innings to give them a 6-3 lead while senior
Sean Sodaro came in relief for the Rangers. Kearney and Zordani pitched the final three and a third innings without allowing any runs.
In the home half of the eighth inning, the Rangers tied the game 6-6 with three runs on three hits. A double from Homan put two runners in scoring position with a double down the left field line before senior
Max Bruff walked to load the bases. Rades added another RBI with a groundout to first base. Kearney knocked a two-RBI single which ultimately tied the game.
In the bottom half of the ninth inning, with the game tied, junior
Andrew Harris hit a one-out single which brought up
Ryan Brouch. Brouch hit a clutch double down the right field line that scored speedy Harris to give the Rangers a 7-6 comeback victory. Zordani is credited with the win as Brouch and Homan lead the team with two hits in the second contest.
With a 1-1 doubleheader split, the Rangers move to 7-11 overall on the season, and 1-3 in GLIAC play.
ON DECK FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers will return home for a day before traveling to Romeoville, Ill. to face the Lewis University Flyers in a single-game matchup.
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