Yellow Jackets lose a pair of one-run games at Rochester Christian
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - The Defiance Yellow Jackets suffered a pair of one-run losses to the Rochester Christian Warriors to begin the team's last series of the season at Bill Shinsky Field on Friday.
The Yellow Jackets (14-33, 7-19 WHAC) are currently riding what is now a season-long 8-game losing streak through the homestretch of the season. The Warriors (19-26, 12-14 WHAC) secured a spot in next week's WHAC Tournament with the twin victories.
Game 1 - Rochester Christian 8, Defiance 7
The Yellow Jackets dropped a heartbreaker in the first game of the series on a walk-off homer despite leading the entire game. Defiance built a 6-1 lead with RBI knocks from Elisa Marquez, Bradyn Shaw and Kolbe VanderLeest along with homer by Caleb Wurster. Leading 7-3 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Warrirors pulled within one run with a 3-run sixth. Their last four runs of the contest all scored on home runs, beginning with a 2-run shot by Kayvon Justice in the sixth, a game-tying solo homer in the seventh from Issander Vega, and Beau Falkenhagen's game-winner with 2 outs. For DC, Shaw had a 3-RBI contest and a strong 5-inning, 5-strikeout start on the mound while Anthony Silvera Jr. went 3-for-3 with a walk.
Game 2 - Rochester Christian 5, Defiance 4
Jack Brubaker-Flood supplied the first two runs of the game, including a fourth-inning home run, but the Warriors rallied in the late innings once again to secure a share of the 4-game series. Kayvon Justice slugged a game-tying 2-run homer in the bottom of the fourth before the two sides traded single runs in the fifth to make the score 3-3 through five. With the game in the hands of the bullpens, Rochester Christian pushed a pair across against Brez Zipfel in the seventh with a 1-out triple and single in addition to a 2-out run due a DC error. The Jackets got one run back in the eighth on Connor Gephart's sacrifice fly while the last 5 Defiance hitters went down in order.
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets finish the regular season on Saturday with two more games against the Warriors at Bill Shinsky Field. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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