BB 20-21 ZYON AVERY
6
John Wood Community JOHN WOO 0-0
13
Winner Parkland College PARKLAND 0-0
John Wood Community JOHN WOO
0-0
6
Final
13
Parkland College PARKLAND
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
John Wood Community JOHN WOO 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 8 2
Parkland College PARKLAND 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 4 X 13 15 2

W: Thompson, Paxton (5-1) L: R. Foley (2-5) S: Brown, Kyle (1)

1
John Wood Community JOHN WOO 0-0
11
Winner Parkland College PARKLAND 0-0
John Wood Community JOHN WOO
0-0
1
Final
11
Parkland College PARKLAND
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
John Wood Community JOHN WOO 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Parkland College PARKLAND 2 0 5 4 X 11 8 0

W: Schueler, Jay (3-1) L: C. Wolfe (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Joey Gruner

No. 19 Cobras Open Conference Series with Wins

Take games one and two from John Wood

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 19 Parkland College Baseball (19-8, 10-2 MWAC) trailed a couple of innings but ended up cruising to two MWAC victories, 13-6 and 11-1, over John Wood CC (15-21, 5-9).
 
In two days, the Cobras will travel to Quincy, Ill., to continue the 4-game series with John Wood CC. Games three and four will be on Sunday, April 18. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm.
 
 
Game 1: No. 19 Parkland- 13,  John Wood- 6  (7 innings) 
 
Parkland scored one in the first inning and two in the third, but still trailed John Wood, 3-4. In the fourth, Zyon Avery doubled, and Brant Vanaman singled, and both were brought in on a Cole Jones (1-4, HR, 3 RBI) 3-run home run that put the Cobras up, 6-4.
 
The Blazers got one back in the top of the fifth, but Parkland matched it to keep the lead at two, 7-5. Then, in the sixth, the Cobras added two more, sparked by a Jimmy Rybarczyk (3-4, 2 HR) solo long ball.
 
John Wood plated one in the seventh, but Parkland added four in the eighth, highlighted by Rybarczyk's second solo homer of the game and a Cole Evans (3-5, 4 RBI) run-scoring double off the wall.
 
Austin Biehl, Vanaman, Nick Gregory, and Avery each had a pair of hits, as the Cobras outhit the Blazers, 15-7.
 
Paxton Thompson (5-1) threw five innings and picked up the win for Parkland. He allowed 5 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3. Kyle Brown (4 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 Ks, 3 H, 1 BB) earned the save in relief.
 
 
Game 2: No. 19 Parkland- 11,  John Wood- 1  (5 innings) 
 
John Wood plated its only run in the top of the first inning but didn't hold the lead for long. In the bottom half, Austin Biehl (1-2, HR) hit a lead-off home run, immediately tying the game. Parkland then added one more and held a 2-0 lead through two innings.
 
In the third, a Zyon Avery (3-3, 2B, HR) 3-run home run sparked a 5-run inning, and the Cobras cruised from there, scoring four more in the fourth and ending the game early.
 
Jay Schueler (3-1) went all five innings for Parkland, picking up the win after allowing the one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out seven.
 
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