COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cedarville held on to win the first game of a G-MAC twinbill at Ohio Dominican and then dropped an extra inning affair in the nightcap following a big comeback.
Lucas Rotello enjoyed a monster day at the plate with eight hits including a 6-for-6 showing in the second game.
The Yellow Jackets squeaked out a 4-3 victory in the seven-inning opener.
Reid Hale posted his third save by ending the game with a strikeout when the Panthers had the bases loaded and two runs in.
Winning pitcher
Tanner Gillis fanned four in five innings.
Eight different CU players had base hits with Rotello and
Kaden Shook supplying two each.
In the second game, the Jackets scored six unearned runs with two outs in the ninth inning to forge a 9-9 deadlock. ODU won it, 11-9, with a two-run homer in the 11th.
Rotello piled up six hits including a double, three RBI, and a run scored.
Kale Ebling had two hits featuring a game-tying three-run double in the ninth inning.
Alan Perry added two hits for Cedarville, 8-24 overall and 4-12 G-MAC.
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