The Lakeland baseball team played host to the Jamestown Jayhawks today at Laker Field and took both ends of the doubleheader by he scores of 15-7 and 6-5. In game 1, Nicholas Square had a day as he cranked two grand slams and cut a runner down from the catching position. The Lakers scored a run in the bottom of the first when Kaleb Corrin led off with a single. Ray Cowen followed with a fielder's choice that retired Corrin. Later in the inning, Wilfredo Ortiz scored Cowen with an RBI-double. The score would remain 1-0 until the top of the 3rd inning when the Jayhwaks took advantage of a couple of Lakeland errors to take a 2-1 lead. Lakeland wasted no time in regaining the lead in the home half of the inning. James LaVigne got things going with a 1-out single. LaVigne stole second before Josiah Cuesta worked a 2-out walk. The tandem would then do a double steal. The Jayhawks catcher would throw the ball into left field on the steal allowing LaVigne to score. The Jayhawks would then walk the bases loaded before Nicholas Square unleashed a grand slam to left field giving the Lakers a 6-2 lead. In the top of the 4th inning, the Jayhawks would score another run before Lakeland answered with 2 more runs in the  bottom of the 4th. Corrin would hit a lead off double and Ray Cowen followed with a walk. Lavigne would advance the runners with a fielder's choice. Corrin would then score on a wild pitch before Cowen was plated on an RBI-single from Cuesta giving the Lakers an 8-3 lead. The Jayhawks were not done yet though. In the 5th inning, Jamestown strung together a couple of hits with a couple of Laker mistakes to score 4 runs and making the score 8-7. In the top of the 6th inning, Lakeland pitcher Jack Argie settled things down with a quick and clean inning. The Lakers then blew the game open in the bottom of the 6th inning scoring 7 unanswered runs. Ray Cowen started things for the Lakers with a lead-off double. The Jayhawks would then walk the bases loaded before Wilfredo Ortiz earned an RBI after getting hit with a pitch. Josiah Cuesta and Miguel Fuentes would then work back-to-back RBI walks. Nicholas Square then came to the plate again with the bases loaded and delivered a no-doubt homerun - his second grand slam of the game - to seal the victory.

In game 1, Nicholas Square led the way with 3 hits and 8 RBI's on 2 grand slams. Kaleb Corrin also picked up 3 hits that included 2 doubles. Wilfredo Ortiz had a double and 2 RBI's while Josiah Cuesta and Miguel Fuentes each had a hit and RBI. Ray Cowen and James LaVigne also picked up a hit for the Lakers. On the mound, Adam Salesky gutted out the win pitching 5 innings and allowing 7 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits. Jack Argie relieved and picked up the save pitching 2 no-hit innings.

Game 2 was a completely different game for the Lakers as they scored 6 runs on 1 hit. Lakeland was aided by 7 walks and 2 hit batters. In the 4th inning, Lakeland would take a 3-0 lead. With 1 out, Wilfredo Ortiz singled. Josiah Cuesta and Brayden Fellouzis then worked back-to-back walks to load the bases before Nicholas Square was issued another walk and RBI. Miguel Fuentes would then hit a ball that was misplayed by the Jayhawks allowing 2 more runs to score. The Jayhawks would cut into the Laker lead by scoring 2 runs in the top of the 5th before Lakeland answered with 2 more in the home half of the 5th inning. James LaVigne reached on an error before Wilfredo Ortiz was hit by a pitch to get the Lakers going.  Fellouzis and Square would follow with hard hit balls that the Jayhawks defense couldn't handle allowing 2 more runs to score. Leading 5-2 going into the top of the 6th, the Lakers were trying to close out a win. The Jayhawks had other plans though as they scored 3 runs on no hits (3 walks and an error) to tie the score at 5. In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Lakers would score again with the benefit of Jayhawk miscues. Kaleb Corrin worked a lead off walk to start the inning. The Jayhawk pitcher would then throw the ball away when trying to pick Corrin off first allowing Corrin to advance to second base. Corrin would later advance to 3rd on a wild pitch before scoring the eventual game winning run on another wild pitch. Logan Metz relieved in the 6th inning and shut the Jayhawks rally down. In the 7th inning, after allowing a leadoff walk, Metz would strike out the next two batters. The Jayhawks would then take advantage of another Laker error to put runners at the corners before Metz induced the final out on a fly ball.

In game 2, Wilfredo Ortiz had the only hit and Nicholas Square had the only RBI. Leo Alonso pitched the first 4.2 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on 6 hits while striking out 3 batters. Kaden Stout relieved and got the final out of the 5th inning. Aaron De Oleo Rivas then pitched .1 innings and was charged with 3 runs (1 earned). Logan Metz earned the win pitching the final 1.2 innings allowing 1 hit while striking out 2 batters.

Next Up: the Lakers and Jayhwaks will go at it again tomorrow as they have a 1:00 pm doubleheader scheduled at Laker Field.