#5 Grand Valley State (20-6) split a GLIAC doublheader at #14 Davenport (19-6) Friday, winning game one 4-2, but falling in the nightcap 7-6. The same two teams will play Saturday at Davenport beginning at 1 p.m. 

Game 1
 
Grand Valley State jumped on the board first with two runs in the top of the fourth. Junior SS Evan Morrison and senior RF Ryan Dykstra opened the inning with singles and senior C Brendan Guciardo singled to right with two outs to score Morrison and Dykstra scored on a throwing error by the right fielder. Davenport scored one in the bottom half of the frame and tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but the Lakers pushed across two more runs in the top of the sixth. Morrison walked and scored on a triple to right by Dykstra. 1B Jovan Gill scored Dykstra with a sac fly to up the Laker lead to 4-2.

The matchup on the mound featured two of the best in the Midwest with GVSU sending out Jayden Dentler and Davenport Keagan Batka (5-0). Dentler (6-0) picked up the win, yielding two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts. Dentler was able to get out of a jam in the bottom of the second when the Panthers had runners on first and third with one out. After two throws to first he pulled off the first-to-third move and was able to pick off the runner at third. He struck out the next batter to end the threat. 

Dykstra was 2-3 with two runs scored and pushed across the game-winning run with his triple in the sixth. Morrison was 2-2 and scored two runs, while Gill plated a run with a sac fly. Guciardo was 1-3 with an RBI and DH Jonas Gulbrandsen was 1-3. 
 
Game 2
 
Gulbrandsen and Guciardo singled to open the top of the fourth, followed by a sac bunt by 3B Caleb Estrada to advance the runners to second and third. RF Ryan Stimac then provided a 2-RBI single to center to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. 
 
Davenport scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 6-2 lead. 

The Lakers came back and scored three runs in the top of the sixth to pull within 6-5. Estrada opened the inning with a triple and scored on a wild pitch. Stimac and 2B Zach Warren singled, followed by an RBI single from CF Ayden VanEnkevort and an RBI ground out by Morrison.
 
DU added a single run in the bottom of the sixth and Dykstra pulled GVSU within one (7-6), but it wasn't enough.

Owen Avery took the loss, but Colby Phipps was solid in relief and kept Grand Valley State within striking distance. Phipps yielded one run on two hits with three strikeouts in 3.1 innings. 
 
Stimac was 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored, while Gulbrandsen was 2-5 with a run scored. Dykstra was 1-5 with a solo home run.