INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian baseball team bounced back from game two loss yesterday with a two game sweep over the Lancers. The Knights won game one 15-5 in seven innings and won game two 6-2, to move them to 15-12 overall and 10-6 in the Crossroads League.

Game 1 | Marian 15-5 Grace
Grace got the bats rolling early in the first inning scoring a run off of a loaded base walk. After a rough start on the mound for Aden Burnside, Garrett West came in to close out the inning only giving up one more run off of a sacrifice fly to bring the score 2-0 at the middle of the first inning.

The Knights offense quickly pushed at the Lancers lead with Kameron Salazar scoring a run off of Rylan Huntley's single past second base. At the next at bat Bryce Davenport singled to the same place as Huntley to allow for Huntley and Josh Lamb to score two more runs to bring the lead into Marian's hands at the end of the inning. 

The Lancers pushed at the Knights lead on another lead scored on a single past third base. But the home team didn't show any signs of wanting to give up their lead with Lamb hitting a bomb into double field to allow for Salazar, Dawson Estep, and Caden Mason to score more runs for the Knights. Lamb was able to score his second run of the game off of Huntley's single down the left line. Davenport and Huntley took advantage of an error by third base to score two more runs for the Knights. Pierson Barnes and Johnny Roeder scored the last two runs of the inning off of Max Steffen's ground-out to short stop and Mason's single into left field to bring the score 11-3 in at the end of the second inning. The home team kept adding to their lead with Salazar taking advantage of a balk to score the 12th run of the game for the Knights.

In final attempts to rally the Lancers scored two more runs off of a fielder's choice and a Matt Friesema single past third to bring the score 5-12 in favor of Marian going into the bottom of the fifth. The Knights secured their win in game one off of back-to-back singles by Davenport and Barnes to allow Lamb, Salazar, and Huntley to score three more runs and claim the win for the Knights 15-5. 

Marian had 15 hits in game one with Davenport going 4-4 and having four RBI's. Lamb and Huntley both went 4-3 with Lamb having three RBI's and Huntley having two. Mason also had two hits, and Salazar, Barnes, and Steffen all had one to add to the total. West took the win having two strikeouts with Justin Johnson closing out the game having four strikeouts and only gave up two hits in the win. 

Game 2 | Marian 6-2 Grace
After a scoreless inning on both sides the Lancers scored their first run of the game off of a double into right field. The Knights tied up the ball game fast in the bottom of the second with Mason singling into left field allowing Barnes to score the tying run to bring the game 1-1 at the end of the second.

The Lancers continued to push scoring their second run of the game on a reach from an error to allow for the second run to be scored to allow for Grace to take the lead 2-1. 

After a pair of scoreless innings for both sides the Knights secured their lead with Roeder doubling into left field allowing Davenport to score the tying run of the game once again. On loaded bases Estep hit a sacrifice fly into right field to allow Roeder to score a run to allow the Knights to take the lead. At the next at bat Salazar hit a double into left field to allow both Mason and Nathan Pinarski to score runs to bring the score 5-2 at the end of the fourth inning.

Davenport hit a bomb into right field in his last at bat then advanced on a overthrown ball to claim the 6-2 win for the Knights to sweep the day two double header and win the series against Grace.

Marian had five hits in game two with, Salazar, Davenport, Barnes, Roeder, and Mason all tallying one. Salazar lead the team in RBI's with two. Seth Hogg took the win with four strikeouts. Deacon Spencer closed out the game with one strikeout and no hits given up in the soul inning pitched.
 
The Knights will be back in action on the road in their four game series against Mount Vernon starting on Thursday, March 28th with first pitch of game one scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

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