UAPB Baseball: VanMaanen Homers Twice In UAPB’s 15-11 Loss To Grambling

GRAMBLING, Louisiana —Junior Ben Van Maanen put together an outstanding outing at the plate Saturday, hitting two homers, but the UAPB Golden Lions fell to the Grambling Tigers 15-11 Saturday evening at Wilbert Ellis Field. Van Maanen blasted three homeruns in the first two games of the series.

Senior Jacob Riordan got the ball to start for UAPB and took the loss.

Van Maanen went 3-for-5 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with four RBIs. Junior Lawrence Noble added to Van Maanen’s awesome power-hitting performance by going 2-for-4 with a triple along with one walk. Junior Brad Mican also chipped in for the Golden Lions, going 1-for-4 with a walk and three RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Lions lost despite scoring in six different innings in the ballgame, last holding the lead in the first inning at 1-0. UAPB’s biggest output came in its four-run ninth inning. The big hit for the Golden Lions in the inning was a two-run single off the bat of Van Maanen.

GAME NOTES
» UAPB got a two-homer day from Van Maanen.
» Van Maanen led the Golden Lions, amassing three hits in the ballgame..
» Van Maanen drove in four runs for the Golden Lions.
» Every Golden Lions starter reached base safely in the loss.
» UAPB’s highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Four UAPB hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» The Golden Lions out-hit the Tigers at a 12-11 clip.
» Noble stole two bases in Saturday’s game.