#11 Grand Valley State completed a four-game series sweep over Roosevelt Sunday (April 13) with a 9-6 GLIAC win. The Lakers are now 28-9 overall and 11-5 in GLIAC action. GVSU will host Northwood Tuesday (April 15) at 3 p.m.
 
GVSU started fast with four runs on six hits in the bottom of the first. LF Ryan Dykstra singled and scored on two-run home run by 1B Jonas Gulbrandsen. DH Brendan Guciardo doubled and scored on a single to center by CF Caden Thelen. 3B Caden Estrada pushed across the fourth run with an infield single. 
 
Dykstra opened the second inning with a solo home run to right center and SS Ayden VanEnkevort plated Gulbrandsen, who singled, with a sac fly. C Emmanuel Scott walked to open the third, moved to second on an Evan Morrison single and scored on a Gulbrandsen double. 
 
Roosevelt scored four unearned runs in the top of the fifth to pull within a run (7-6), but the Lakers scored a pair in the bottom of the sixth. Gulbrandsen was hit by a pitch to open the frame, scored on a two-out triple by Thelen and RF Ryan Stimac plated Thelen with a single to left center. 
 
Gulbrandsen was 3-4 with three RBI and three runs scored, while Thelen was 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Guciardo was 3-5, Morrison 2-5, and Estrada was 2-4. 
 
Senior Allan Thorington picked up the win on the mound and improved to 4-0. Thorington yielded six runs, two earned, on seven hits with four strikeouts. Senior Will Goebel pitched 2.1 innings hitless baseball and sophomore Zach Warren picked up his first save with 1.2 innings of hitless play.