Gregg homers in both games of twin losses to Transylvania

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College baseball team lost a pair of decisions at Transylvania, 6-1 and 9-4, to drop to 1-15 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action and 4-26 overall.

Game 1 Final: Transylvania 6, Defiance 1
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Gunner Gregg's (Graytown, Ohio/Oak Harbor) fifth-inning, solo home run gave Defiance a 1-0 lead through the middle of the sixth inning, but a five-run sixth by the Pioneers was enough to lift them to game one win. The Yellow Jackets outhit the Pioneers 8-7 but had just four runners reach scoring position.

Defiance starting pitcher Cohen Nies (Loss, 2-6; Logansport, Ind./Lewis Cass) threw up five zeroes on just two hits and seven strikeouts before the Pioneers' outburst in the sixth to shoulder the losing decision.

Transylvania tied the game with a one-out, RBI single from Henry Mitcham followed by another by Austin Taylor to grab the lead. After a Walter Munday walk placed runners on first and second, Houston Manning blasted a three-run homer to cap off the rally.

Transy's Brennan Perry (Win, 6-0) logged four scoreless innings of relief and withstood five DC hits. In relief for Defiance, Jeremy Russo (Clinton Township, Mich./Fraser) turned in a perfect eighth inning.

Game 2 Final: Transylvania 9, Defiance 4
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Gregg homered again to put DC on the board in the second contest and added a double in the process, but the Pioneers had more offense with 12 total hits and five for extra bases.

Mitcham and Taylor socked back-to-back doubles to post a 2-0 lead in the first that was evened by Gregg in the next half inning. The Pioneers put together another big inning in the second with a four-run frame. After each team exchanged a run in the fifth, Transylvania put together two more in the sixth that included a solo homer by Zach Forner. 

On the mound, Defiance's Blake Bowman (Loss, 0-4; Toledo, Ohio/Start) was charged with seven runs while Tyler Dehan (St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry) fanned five hitters over three two-run innings. For Transylvania, Jacob Moberly (Win, 4-3) plugged away over eight innings and held the Jackets to three runs with seven strikeouts before two relievers closed out the win.

Offensively, Gregg went 3-for-8 with two homers and a double during the twinbill while Trent Murdock (Liberty Center, Ohio/Liberty Center) logged a 3-for-8 day at the plate as well.

Defiance College baseball is scheduled to return to the field on Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. first pitch at Rutter Field.

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