ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College NCAA baseball team captured another MIAA Tournament Championship on Friday afternoon, defeating Alma College 8-3 at Nicolay Field. With the victory, the Bulldogs completed a perfect run through the conference tournament and secured an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Baseball Regionals next weekend.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Adrian wasted no time offensively, erupting for five runs in the opening inning. Christian Oliver started the scoring with an RBI single before Casey Finn delivered a two-run double. Rolando Jimenez added an RBI groundout and Brendan Willadsen capped the inning with an RBI single to give the Bulldogs an early 5-0 advantage.
- Alma answered with a run in the third inning on an RBI groundout to cut the deficit to 5-1.
- The Bulldogs responded in the fourth inning when Jaxon McGuigan launched a two-run home run to extend the lead to 7-1.
- Adrian added another insurance run in the fifth inning after Nic Bruder drove in a run with an RBI single.
- Alma scored twice in the eighth inning on a solo home run and an RBI single, but Adrian closed out the game in the ninth inning to secure the conference tournament title.
TOP DAWGS
- Bruder and Cam Oliver each recorded three hits as Adrian totaled 10 hits in the championship victory.
- Finn finished with two RBIs while McGuigan added a two-run homer.
- Landon Kozlowski earned the win after tossing 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out three batters.
- Lincoln Lipinski closed out the final 1.2 innings, allowing just one hit and no runs.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will await their NCAA Regional destination, opponent, and game times during the NCAA Division III Baseball Selection Show on Monday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. on NCAA.com.
