OBERLIN, Ohio – The Kalamazoo College baseball team defeated Oberlin College 14-4 and 11-1 each in seven innings Sunday afternoon.
Game One
After a scoreless first inning, Kalamazoo scored three in the second, four in the third and one in the fourth to take an 8-0 lead. Oberlin made it 8-2 with runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth. Kalamazoo pulled ahead 14-2 in the seventh. Oberlin scored two in the bottom half but was unable to extend the game due to the 10-run rule.
Ryar Rinehart was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Alex Fenkell was 2-for-4 with a home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Logan Lockhart struck out seven in five innings to earn the win.
Game Two
Kalamazoo scored five runs in the first highlighted by a 3-run home run by
Ryar Rinehart. Kalamazoo led 8-1 after five innings before adding three in the seventh to end the game due to the 10-run rule.
Alex Fenkell went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs.
Robert Newland,
Ryar Rinehart and
Jack Friesen each had two hits. Friesen and
Cade Preissing each had a double. Rinehart finished with four RBIs, while Friesen had three.
Kalamazoo stole seven bases in the game led by Newland and
Cam Kelly with two apiece.
Carson Orvis struck out nine in six innings to earn the win.
Up Next
Kalamazoo and Oberlin are scheduled to complete the series with a single game on Monday beginning at 3 p.m.