Yellow Jackets take series at Hillsdale

HILLSDALE, Mich. – Tanner Gillis checked Hillsdale on three hits to lead Cedarville to a 6-1 victory in the first game of a G-MAC twinbill at Simpson Field.

The Chargers avoided a four-game series sweep by the visitors with a 7-3 win in the finale.

Gillis, 4-1, tossed all seven innings of the opener. He struck out five and did not walk a batter.

Sam Punzi had two hits including a double and two RBI. Blais Hale tallied two hits, a run scored, and two RBI.

A five-run second inning and three home runs total carried Hillsdale in the nine-inning nightcap.

Cedarville outhit the hosts, 11-7, but stranded 11 runners on base and hit into three double plays.

Rotello had three hits while Kaden Shook and Chase Springmeyer added two each for the Yellow Jackets, 14-17 overall and 8-7 G-MAC.

Stinger Notes:

• Rotello and Alan Perry scored two runs apiece in the first game.
• Gillis recorded his team-high third complete game.
• Hale was hit by pitch for the tenth time.
• Rotello extended his hitting streak to 14.
• Punzi batted .462 in the series with three homers, two doubles, and eight RBI.
• Eeles remained perfect in having reached base in all 31 games so far this year.
• It’s the second straight season that CU has won three-of-four at Hillsdale.

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