April 15, 2023, GRAND RAPIDS Mich. – The Grand Rapids Community College baseball team swept a rare a triple header against Alpena Community College on Saturday, running its win streak to 11 games.
The softball team won its season series against Alpena after winning two of its three games.
All three starters picked up victories for the baseball team, with Lucas McKinney and Jeremy Marble pitching six innings in games one and three and Colton Leatherman pitching a complete game shutout in game two. GRCC's pitching staff finished with 25 strikeouts while giving up just 12 hits in its 9-2, 4-0 and 9-0 triple header victories.
Offensively, GRCC (20-10, 14-1) batted .366 on the day with Fernando Rivera-Calderon leading the pack by going 6-for-10 at the plate with four doubles and a triple.
Tommy Reid, 4-for-6; Xander Reisbig, 4-for-8; Aaron Bess, 4-for-9; Jacob Gumieny, 3-for-7; and Zacarias Salinas, 2-for-5 all batted .400 or better. The team also was 11-for-11 in stolen base attempts, while allowing just one steal.
The softball team, (16-13, 8-7), took the day’s first and third games, but fell short in the second game.
After a 9-1 opening game victory, GRCC's bats cooled down until the fourth inning when the comeback began. Down 5-0, GRCC scored two in the fourth and then four in the fifth to make it a 7-6 game and only trail by one. Alpena plated one more run in the seventh and it proved to be the insurance run they needed. GRCC scored one run, left the bases loaded, giving the visitors an 8-7 victory.
In game three, Izzy Regner picked up her second win of the day, and 13th of the year, shutting out the Lumberjacks 4-0.
Five players batted .400 or better for the softball team as well, with Jaye Guchelaar, 6-for-12, and Brynn McArthur, 5-for-10, leading the way batting .500.
Regner, Annika Roersma and Samara Kolehouse all went 4-for-10 and each had a double.
Both teams will resume conference play on April 21 for a five-game series against Muskegon Community College.
This story was reported by Ben Brown.