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Grace Reaches Program Milestone

5/8/10

WINONA LAKE, Ind. -- Grace's baseball team earned their 21st victory on Friday with a 6-1 win over Robert Morris University (Chicago). The Lancers (21-31) tied the program record for single-season wins that was set back in 1972.

After losing the first game 3-1, Grace bounced back in the second game to defeat a solid Eagles (33-16) squad. Robert Morris had several pitching woes at the start of the game, and Grace capitalized off of three walks and two hit batsmen in the second inning to pick up two runs. The Lancers added four more runs in the third inning to take a commanding 6-0 lead. Robert Morris finally got on the board in the top of the fourth and scored their only run of the game.

Michael Clark pitched a complete game for the Lancers, only giving up six hits and one run to earn his fifth win of the year.

Grace had seven hits in the game, and no Lancer tallied more than two hits. Reagan Eakins and Nate Wottring each had two RBIs.

In the first game, the Lancers outhit Robert Morris 9-5, but left nine runners on base throughout the game and only scored one run. Grace was the first to get on the board when Jeff Himes hit an RBI single to score Brent Easterday in the second inning. The Eagles, however, tied the game with a run in the top of the fourth, and Jawanza Young ripped a two-run homer in the sixth to give Robert Morris a 3-1 lead.

Wottring and Chris Burdette were both 2 for 3 in the first game.

Chay Bailey pitched a solid game for the Lancers, giving up five hits and three runs in six innings.

Bailey, Burdette, Joel Zakahi, Jonathan Vornbrock and Ryan Eakins were recognized on Grace's Senior Day.

Grace will play in the NCCAA Regional tournament next Friday and Saturday at Miller Field. The competing teams and tournament schedule will be released later this week.