The Dordt Defender baseball team lost a 9-8 decision to Southwestern (Kansas) on Saturday, February 18 in Winfield, Kansas. The Defenders battled back from two multi-run deficits only to lose the game on a two run-homerun in the bottom of the last frame.

Southwestern got three across in the first inning bot got those three back in the second inning when Caleb Beard scored on a wild pitch and Drew Oreskes singled in two to tie the game. Jason Carrig gave Dordt a brief lead with a single but Southwestern scored a run in the home half of the fourth to knot the score.

In the fifth Ethan Hoogesteger singled in a run but it wouldn't hold up as Southwester scored one in the fifth and two more in the sixth for a 7-5 lead. Dordt answered with  Logan DeVries run scoring single and Beard and DeVries scored on errors for an 8-7 lead. A leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh put the tying run on and the next batter homered down the leftfield line for the 9-8 win.

THE NUMBERS

• Drew Oreskes was 3-4 at the plate and knocked in two runs.
• Dylan Stanley was 2-4 and all of Dordt's hits were singles.
• Beard scored three runs as courtesy runner for Juan Sanchez.          
• Diego Benitez started the game for Dordt and had eight hits with five runs allowed and struck out six with one base on balls.
• Mike Bruell pitched an inning and gave up a hit with two runs and two strikeouts.
• Mason Price took the loss while appearing in relief in the seventh inning.

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