HILLSDALE, Mich. – The Adrian College NCBA Division III baseball team swept Hillsdale College on Sunday afternoon, winning the opener 10-2 before taking game two 11-1 in five innings.
The Bulldogs combined for 21 runs and 25 hits during the doubleheader while receiving strong performances from both starting pitchers.
Game One: Adrian 10, Hillsdale 2
Adrian wasted little time establishing control of the opener, scoring twice in the first inning. Gage Hreben drove in Adam Lashaway with a single before Sam Sipe scored on a passed ball.
Lashaway doubled home Ellis Threadcraft in the second inning and later scored on an RBI single from Sipe to extend the lead to 4-0. Bryan Covel added an RBI single in the third, while Nate Lindner drove in Lashaway during the fourth.
The Bulldogs added another run in the fifth before breaking the game open with three runs in the sixth. Hreben delivered a two-run double, and Carson Meister followed with an RBI single to give Adrian a 10-1 advantage.
Hreben finished 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Sipe went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, while Lashaway recorded a double, a triple, three runs and an RBI. Lindner and Meister collected two hits apiece, and Covel drove in two runs.
Blake Kareus earned the victory after allowing one run on three hits over six innings. He struck out five and walked two. Ivan Mata pitched the seventh and recorded all three outs by strikeout.
Game Two: Adrian 11, Hillsdale 1 – Five Innings
Adrian continued its offensive momentum in game two. Sipe opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning before Hillsdale tied the game in the bottom of the second.
The Bulldogs regained the lead with two runs in the third. Hreben drove in Lindner with a single, and Sipe later scored on a wild pitch. Lashaway added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 4-1.
Adrian put the game away with a seven-run fifth inning. Threadcraft recorded an RBI single before Lashaway drove in two runs with a double. Lindner added another run with an RBI groundout as the Bulldogs extended their lead to 11-1.
Lashaway went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, three RBIs and two runs. Sipe finished a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI. Threadcraft added two hits, two runs and an RBI.
Tyler Clement allowed one run on four hits across four innings while striking out five. Justin Bland pitched a scoreless fifth inning and added one strikeout to complete the run-rule victory.
Across the doubleheader, Sipe went 7-for-8 with four runs and two RBIs, while Lashaway finished 5-for-6 with five runs and four RBIs. Adrian's pitching staff allowed three runs and struck out 14.
The Bulldogs improve to 8-3 on the season and return home Saturday, October 24, to host Bowling Green at 3 p.m. at Nicolay Field.
