April 11, 2023, ALMA, Mich. -- The Grand Rapids Community College baseball team finished its season series with Mid Michigan College with a 4-1 win on Tuesday, while Izzy Regner earned her conference-leading tenth win in the softball team's doubleheader split its games against Alma College's junior varsity.
It was a pitchers’ duel in Shepherd, as both baseball starters gave up just one run through six innings.
But in the top of the seventh, GRCC's first six batters reached base, and back-to-back doubles by Aaron Bess and Xander Reisbig gave the Raiders a 4-1 lead.
GRCC starting pitcher Lucas McKinney (3-1) retired all three batters to finish the complete game. He gave up just three hits and no earned runs.
In game one of the softball doubleheader in Alma, GRCC powered past the Scots 10-2. It totaled 15 hits to just four for the opponents.
Five Raiders had two hits: Jaye Guichelaar, Izzy Regner, Lauren James, Brynn McArthur, and Samara Kolehouse, who launched her team leading fifth home run of the season in the sixth inning. Kolehouse also had a team-high four RBI and James had two.
Regner picked up her conference-leading 10th win of the season, allowing no earned runs while striking out seven in just 94 pitches.
Alma jumped out a 10-0 lead in the second game and cruised to a 16-2 victory.
Guichelaar and Regner added two more hits in the loss, while McArthur, Kolehouse and Alyssa Wierenga had the other hits.
Both teams return back to conference play as they take on Alpena Community College on April 13 at 2 p.m.
This story was reported by Ben Brown.