L 5-13
Recap
SCORE
Hannibal-LaGrange def. Dordt 13-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
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.
THE NUMBERS
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