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Panthers Sweep Lawrence Tech to end fall

DU (6-3) won both games 12-2 in mercy rule fashion

photo courtesy of Alexis Hoffman
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Davenport University baseball finished their fall with a 6-3 record after a pair of 12-2 wins over Lawrence Tech on Sunday. The games wrapped up a nine-game Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference slate which was instituted for the first time in the fall. The rest of conference schedule will resume during the spring.

The Panthers needed just seven innings in game one as they erupted for two big innings scoring six times in the fourth and sixth innings. Lawrence Tech scored twice in the first before the Panthers rattled off 12 straight runs.

Brian Sobieski had the big blow in the fourth to give Davenport a 3-2 lead with a three-run homer to left. Oscar Heredia singled to left center on a 3-2 pitch and Nolan Page followed with a single to center. Sobieski was given new life when he fouled a ball on the third base side and it was dropped. Sobieski then hit a 1-2 pitch for his first homer of the season.

Jeremy Vasquez had a RBI double in the sixth and Brandon Larkin-Guilfoyle followed with a double. Page had a sacrifice fly later in the inning and Sobieski collected another RBI on a single to left. Sobieski finished 2-for-3 with four RBI. Heredia finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored.

James Castiglione (0-1) got saddled with the loss going five innings and allowing eight hits and four earned runs. Krystien Johnson-Batillana (2-1) settled down after giving up two runs in the first with five shutout innings before Adam Biss pitched in the seventh. Johnson-Batillana struck out four and walked one in 82-pitch outing (49 strikes).

Lawrence Tech and Davenport traded single runs in the first two innings in game two and then DU scored three runs in the third to take the lead for good. The Panthers then scored three runs in the sixth and four more in the eighth to end the game.

Heredia continued his hot day going 3-for-4 in the nightcap with a walk, run and RBI. Larkin-Guilfoyle drove in four runs and collected a double. Aaron Fadden drove in two runs going 1-for-3. Matt Hoge went 2-for-3 with a run hitting ninth in the lineup.

Andrew Click (2-1) tossed five innings and allowed just two hits for the Panthers. Caleb Leach went two hitless innings with three strikeouts. Jonathan Cheshire tossed the top of the eighth and fanned a pair. Caleb Homan (0-1) yielded four earned runs and eight hits in five innings for LTU. 
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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Cheshire

#32 Jonathan Cheshire

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Matt Hoge

#RS Matt Hoge

IF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Krystien Johnson-Battilana

#35 Krystien Johnson-Battilana

RHP
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Jeremy Vasquez

#3 Jeremy Vasquez

INF
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Brandon Larkin-Guilfoyle

#13 Brandon Larkin-Guilfoyle

INF
6' 1"
Junior
S/R
Nolan Page

#14 Nolan Page

OF
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Caleb Leach

#34 Caleb Leach

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
L/L
Brian Sobieski

#37 Brian Sobieski

1B
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Andrew Click

#41 Andrew Click

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Cheshire

#32 Jonathan Cheshire

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Matt Hoge

#RS Matt Hoge

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
IF
Krystien Johnson-Battilana

#35 Krystien Johnson-Battilana

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Jeremy Vasquez

#3 Jeremy Vasquez

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
INF
Brandon Larkin-Guilfoyle

#13 Brandon Larkin-Guilfoyle

6' 1"
Junior
S/R
INF
Nolan Page

#14 Nolan Page

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
OF
Caleb Leach

#34 Caleb Leach

6' 1"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Brian Sobieski

#37 Brian Sobieski

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
1B
Andrew Click

#41 Andrew Click

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP