HARROGATE, TN. – The Grand Valley State baseball team defeated Ohio Dominican, 7-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series to improve to 2-1 overall on the season. The Lakers will be back in action March 1 vs. Findlay for the first of 12 games at the Russ Matt Invitational in Florida.
 
Ohio Dominican opened up the scoring in the bottom of the third before the Lakers answered in the top half of the fourth on a RBI double by senior Anthony Cocco that drove in senior Nate Bonter. ODU quickly responded and held a 2-1 lead until the eighth. A single by junior Jordan Chandler and an RBI double by senior Ryan Blake-Jones tied the game at 2-2, followed by an RBI single from Cocco and a two-run single by junior Spencer Nelson to give the Lakers a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning. GVSU added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth, highlighted by Parker Murdie's RBI single scoring Blake Vershum.
 
Junior Mark Scannell received a no-decision, tossing 5.1 innings and allowing four hits, two runs (one earned), three walks, and striking out three. Senior Luke Hargis earned the win, pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, while junior Michael Barno earned the six-out save, recording three strikeouts.
 
Nelson finished the weekend with a team-high seven hits including a 2-for-5 performance Sunday afternoon. Freshman Nathan Logan, Blake-Jones, senior Connor Grice, and Cocco each finished with two hits and Vershum and Bonter scored two runs apiece.