Nodzenski
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Grinnell College baseball team wrapped up its spring break trip to Florida with a pair of wins and two losses.

The Pioneers defeated Elmhurst College 8-1 and Amherst College 12-11in 11 innings, and lost a twin bill to Trinity College by scores of 5-1 and 10-1.

In the win over Elmhurst, the Pioneers pounded out 16 hits including a 4-for-4 effort by Drew Davis ’13. Mike Nodzenski ’12 and Matt Blumenreich ’13 added three hits...

Nodzenski
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Grinnell College’s baseball team broke out the bats Wednesday, snapping a six-game losing streak with a 12-5 victory over Hope College at Auburndale, Fla.

Ronnie Gray ’12 had three hits for the Pioneers, who moved to 3-9 on the season, while Matt Skelly ’12, Mike Nodzenski ‘12 and Drew Davis ’13 had two each.

Grinnell got out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when Gray’s two-run single to right field plated Matt Blumenreich...

Inafuku
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Grinnell College baseball team dropped a twin bill to the University of Chicago Tuesday by scores of 11-2 and 5-0 at Winter Haven, Fla.

In the opener, Chicago scored five runs in the first inning before the Pioneers tallied twice in the fourth. In that inning, Mike Nodzenski ’12 had a one-out single to left and moved to third on a single to left by Matt Skelly ’12. Nodzenski later scored on an error and Kainoa Inafuku ’14 plated...

Pahos
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Grinnell College baseball team gave unbeaten Ramapo College all it could handle Monday, but in the end the Pioneers fell 2-1 in 10 innings and then 12-10 at Myrtle Beach, Fla.

In the opener, Grinnell got a solid pitching effort from Will Pahos ’14. He scattered five hits and gave up one unearned run in 7 2/3 innings.

Grinnell’s lone run came in the third inning when Drew Davis ’13 doubled to center field, moved to third on...

Skelly
Monday, March 19, 2012

After one inning things looked great for the Grinnell College baseball team, but Benedictine University slowly chipped away and rallied for a 7-6 victory Sunday in Auburndale, Fla.

Grinnell, 2-5 on the season, scored all its runs in the first inning before the winners tallied twice in the third frame, four more times in the fourth and once in the seventh.

Grinnell’s Michael Goldfien ’12 and Matt Skelly ’12 had two hits each,...