HOLLAND, Mich. – Daniel Gutierrez led the Adrian College baseball team to a 4-0 shutout over Hope College on the road to begin a three-game weekend series. Gutierrez threw eight shutout innings for the Bulldogs to earn his fifth win of the season. The last time Adrian shutout Hope was May 10, 2019.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edward Wagner started the scoring in the first inning as he drove in Jakob Charles to lead 1-0.
- The Bulldogs scored again in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly for Wagner to once again score Charles and lead 2-0.
- Adrian added two more in the eighth inning. Easton Rogers singled in a run followed by Ryan Davis reaching on a Hope error to make it a 4-0 game.
- Charles and Rogers each recorded two hits on the afternoon for Adrian while Wagner added a pair of RBIs.
- In the eight innings of work for Gutierrez, he allowed no runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and just one walk.
- Charles came in to finish the game where he pitched a scoreless ninth inning by throwing just five pitches.
- Adrian moves to 11-12 on the season and holds a 3-2 MIAA record where they sit second in the MIAA standings early in the conference season.
UP NEXT
Adrian will turnaround and host Hope College at Nicolay Field on Saturday, April 8 for a doubleheader to finish the series. First pitch for Saturday is scheduled for 1PM.
