CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Grand Valley State baseball team split with Findlay in a doubleheader Monday (Feb. 21) at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. The Lakers won three out of four games in the weekend series and is 3-1 to start the 2022 season.
 
Game One – L, 11-2
 
Findlay jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with a solo home run and RBI double in the second inning. GVSU would cut the deficit in half in the third with a Spencer Nelson double down the left field line to score Justin Mansager. Findlay quickly responded by scoring four runs in the fourth inning to make it a 6-1 game. The Oilers added five more runs in the fifth inning to make it an 11-1 game. The Lakers would only add one more run in the sixth inning with a solo home run from Christian Faust.
 
Nick Rutkowski (0-1) was tagged with the loss, while Joseph Huesing, Allan Thorington, and Logan Wynalda recorded the final six outs. 
 
Game Two – W, 22-3
 
GVSU took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning from a Findlay two out error that scored Nelson and Nott. The Lakers would add on to the lead in the second inning, scoring seven runs. Faust hit a two RBI single, scoring Zach Collins and Jake Rydquist. Nathan Logan launched a two-run home run, his second of the weekend. Brendan Guciardo recorded his first RBI's as a Laker with a two-RBI single up the middle to make it a 9-0 game. Findlay would get on the board in the bottom of the second.
 
The Lakers would answer with a ten run third inning. Cade Stanton started the scoring with a bases loaded walk. Jake Rydquist recorded an RBI single to center field, followed by a Spencer Nelson double that scored two runs making it a 16-1 game. Kyle Nott tripled to right center, scoring Nelson, followed by a Cade Stanton two-RBI single for his third RBI of the inning that made it a 19-1 game.
 
In the seventh inning, Christian Faust hit his second home run of the day. The next batter, Justin Mansager launched his first home run as a Laker to give GVSU a 22-3 lead.
 
Colby Phipps (1-0) picked up his first career win as a Laker, tossing 5.0 innings, while allowing three earned runs on five hits and six strikeouts.
 
Spencer Nelson went 3-6 on the game with two RBI's and four runs scored. Christian Faust went 3-4 with a home run, four RBI's and four runs scored. Kyle Nott was 2-4 with, and RBI triple and four runs scored, while Nathan Logan picked up a hit and three RBI's. 
 
The Lakers next game is against Augustana in Florida on Monday (Mar. 7) at 5:30 p.m. It will be the first of twelve games the Lakers will play in Florida. Live stats will be provided throughout the entire trip and follow @gvsubaseball on Twitter for live in-game updates.