CANTON, Ohio - The Yellow Jackets took advantage of a tiebreaking error by Malone to pull out a 5-3 victory and halt a long losing streak to the Pioneers. The hosts claimed the opener of the American Mideast Conference doubleheader, 6-1.

Cedarville loaded the bases with two out in the 6th inning of a 3-3 tie. Derek Graham's grounder was thrown away allowing Tyler Rost and Andrew York to score the deciding runs.

Winning pitcher Matthew Willett improved to 3-1. He tossed all seven innings with five strikeouts.

Nate Davenport was 2-for-3 with an RBI triple and a run scored. York had two hits and scored twice for CU, 19-12 overall and 5-7 AMC. Malone is 25-8 and 9-3 AMC.

The outcome ended an 11-game losing streak for the Yellow Jackets against Malone. Cedarville had not beaten the Pioneers since a 4-1 decision eight years to the day on April 10, 2002. [GAME 2 BOXSCORE]

The two teams combined for nine errors in the opener. Malone enjoyed a 6-0 lead until Graham's RBI double in the 7th inning.

Cedarville produced just five hits total and three of those came off the bat of Davenport. Besides Graham's double, the other safety was a single by Paul Hembekides. [GAME 1 BOXSCORE]