The Dragons (23-24, 17-15 G-MAC) ended the regular season on a high note after defeating conference-leading Ashland, 14-6.
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Following their victory in game three yesterday, the Dragons picked up right where they left off, opening the game with a five-run top of the first and added three more in the second to take an early 8-1 lead.
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Cal Brazier and
Griff Cady both singled to bring home a pair of runs while
Tommy Thamann singled to add another as well. For the third game in a row, Brazier fired a home run, this time a three-run shot to right-center field in the top of the second.
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The Eagles cut the deficit to three runs after plating one run in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to make it 9-6 Tiffin. However, a five-run top of the eighth for the Dragons put the game to bed. The inning included another three-run homer, this time by
Aidan Grabowski followed by an RBI-single from
Ty Hatfield.
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Tiffin tossed nine pitchers in total with
Brandon Swope earning his first win of the season. Thamann led the team with four hits including a double, two runs scored and two RBI's. Hatfield ended 3-for-6 with an RBI and a run while
Jack Clancy, Brazier, and Grabowski all recorded multi-hit games as well.
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The Dragons will now head into the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship tournament as the No. 7 seed where they will face No. 2 seed Northwood on Wednesday, May 8 at 1:15 p.m. at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
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