Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED

Dordt saw fantastic defensive play all game as Chaz Gothard pitched a complete game shutout and multiple huge outs were recorded. We didn't have to wait long as senior second baseman, Trevor Jackson tracked a foul ball down the right field line and made a sliding catch to end first inning and leave a runner stranded at second. The Defenders found themselves on the scoreboard first early in the game. After Nate Eliason worked a one-out walk, Logan Harris stepped up and drove in Eliason on an RBI triple into the right field corner. Warrior's right fielder, Deven Gomez dove for the ball but couldn't make the catch and the Defenders would find themselves up 1-0 early. Another great defensive play happened just an inning later after Alec Villanueva hit a for sure double but didn't hustle out of the box. Nate Eliason played it off of one hop near the center field fence and hit the cutoff, Logan Devries, who then fed a perfect ball to Trevor Jackson covering second to throw out Villanueva. The Defenders added an insurance run in the fourth on a Jason Carrig two-out double that brought in Logan Harris from third. Chaz Gothard would only allow two more hits in the fifth and sixth innings to hold on for the win.

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Trevor Jackson ends the inning with a sliding catch! pic.twitter.com/dPviNBZnBJ

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Logan Harris drives in Nate Eliason from first on an RBI triple! pic.twitter.com/VKGFGsb0KZ

— Dordt Defender Athletics (@dordtdefenders) April 27, 2024

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Should've stayed at first ?? pic.twitter.com/ZcR7qbYcEg

— Dordt Defender Athletics (@dordtdefenders) April 27, 2024

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Jason Carrig rips an RBI double to score Harris from third! pic.twitter.com/hrIfvdiX5x

— Dordt Defender Athletics (@dordtdefenders) April 27, 2024

By the numbers:

• Dordt scored two runs on four hits and didn't commit any errors
• Midland didn't score any runs on four hits and didn't commit any errors
• Logan Harris his his third triple of the season
• Jason Carrig hit his sixth triple of the season
• Logan DeVries and Jason Carrig each had a single
• Chaz Gothard (W, 3-8) pitched a complete game shutout and only gave up four hits and three walks
• This was Dordt's first shutout this season and first since April 29, 2023 vs Northwestern

GAME TWO
HOW IT HAPPENED
A seven run first inning proved too much to overcome as the Dordt Defenders dropped a 7-3 decision in game two of their doubleheader with Midland on Saturday. 

Midland struck for seven runs on five hits and Dordt was playing catch up after that. Dylan Stanley had Dordt's first hit in the fifth inning and eventually scored on a Jason Carrig single. Dordt threatened again in the seventh inning but stranded two runners and another in the eighth inning. 

Dordt broke through for their final two runs in the seventh wtih two outs when Anthony Rodriguez had a bases loaded single.  Dordt got the tying run to the plate after Trevor Jackson was hit by a pitch but Logan De Vries line drive in the next at-bat was caught by the Midland third baseman to end the threat and the game. 

THE NUMBERS

• Both teams had six hits. 
• Anthony Rodriguez had a double and single for the Defenders. 
• Drew Oreskes had a double and three other Defenders had singles. 
• Jason Carrig had a pair of walks to go with his single. 
• Jared Hughes took the loss while allowing just one hit and no runs over the final eight innings.  He walked three and struck out seven. 
• Dordt is 9-38 overall and 3-23 in the GPAC while Midland is 28-17 and 14-12 overall. 

NEXT
Dordt will travel to Midland on Monday, April 29 to conclude the 2024 season.