WINTER HAVEN & BABSON PARK, Fla. – The No. 19 Davenport baseball team had to play two nine-inning games at two different locations Thursday. The Panthers struck early in both contests to take a 10-4 win over Goshen (Ind.) in Winter Haven and did the same a few hours later  in their 9-1 win over Webber International in Babson Park later that night.
 
Game 1 – Davenport 10, Goshen 4
Davenport (9-1) struck early for the second straight game, tallying four runs in the opening inning. The bases were quickly loaded with two walks and a single and Ryan Manning and Brandon Cable delivered back-to-back two-run singles to take a 4-0 lead over the Maple Leafs. The eventual winning run came in the third when Nolan Wilson connected a two-run single to left field to send Dre Celestijn and Brandon Cable.
 
Anthony Alarcon went seven innings on the mound to pick up his second win, allowing a run on four hits. He also punched out two.
 
Game 2 – Davenport 9, Webber International 1
The Panthers ran their streak of scoring a run in the first inning to six consecutive games when Celestijn drew a walk and ended up scoring on a wild pitch. Brendan Bender would single and then scored on Matt Priebe's single. Much like the game from earlier in the day, the winning win was driven in in the third inning after a RBI double by Bender, an sacrifice fly by Priebe followed by a single by Zack Sardellitti gave Davenport a 5-0 lead.
 
Bender tossed four innings before turning it over to Alex Schuiling, striking out five and allowing the only run on a homer in the third. Schuiling (3-0) picked up the win after throwing three shutout innings.
 
Davenport will return to Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale for a nine-inning game with NCAA Division II Ashland Friday at 7 p.m.
 
Baseball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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