Baseball Sweeps Midland in Non-Conference Meeting

Doane Baseball headed to Hutchinson, Kansas, on Sunday to take on Midland in a non-conference doubleheader. The Tigers pulled off the sweep of the Warriors, rallying in game one for a 7-5 win before taking game two, 10-0. Both games were seven-inning contests.

In the opener, Doane jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the middle of the second inning. Jack Tillman had a two-run single in the first inning with James Griess and Lukas White posting RBI-singles in the second inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Warriors scored all five of their runs on the day. A bases loaded walk and a two-run error pulled Midland within a run. They added two sacrifice flies to tie and take the lead, 5-4.

Doane tied the game in the 7th inning on an error. The Tigers would load the bases with one out. A ground ball to second base resulted in a fielder's choice that plated the go-ahead run and an errant throw on the play would give Doane another run. Tiger pitching closed the door in the bottom of the inning for the win.

Lukas White finished the game 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. The Tigers had eight hits from seven players. Justin Nevells scored twice in the game, going 1-for-1 with two walks.

Aaron Forrest started and went 5.0 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out four. Jake Johnson picked up the win, throwing one scoreless inning. Kyler Beekman recorded the save with a scoreless seventh inning.

In game two, the Tigers were the home team and scored runs in each inning they batted. White started the scoring with an RBI-double and came in to score on an RBI-groundout by Narumi Okayasu. Joe Osborn gave Doane a 3-0 lead in the second inning with an RBI-single.

Luke LaChance delivered a sacrifice fly in the third inning and Doane scored three more runs in the fourth. Osborn stole second and on an errant throw, Meyer came in to score. White followed with an RBI-single. Logan Amick would score the final run of the fourth inning on a passed ball to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead.

Griess scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning. Misael Cantu picked up his first RBI of the season with a single in the sixth inning. LaChance drove in the final run with an RBI-single for a 10-0 lead.

Julian Vargas started for the Tigers and picked up the win as he went 5.0 innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four. Jake King threw one scoreless inning, allowing two hits, and Matthew Morben struck out the side in his one inning of work.

Doane had eight hits in the game with White going 2-for-3 with a run scored and two driven in. LaChance was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI as well. Osborn scored twice for the Tigers.

Next up for the Tigers is the home opener on Tuesday, March 14, when they host McPherson at 1 PM.