Tiffin University (9-17, 1-9 G-MAC) could not avoid crooked innings, as Hillsdale used a couple big innings to sweep TU on day one of their series 12-8 and 9-4.
Tiffin jumped out to a solid lead early but gave up 6 runs to Hillsdale in the 7th inning. Kyler Archual started and went 6 innings, allowing 5 earned runs with 4 strikeouts. Ben Hubert came in in relief and did not record an out, allowing 3 earned runs. Overall Hillsdale collected 20 hits.
Tiffin entered the 7th inning with a 7-5 lead. They first got on the board in the first inning, as Logan Swonger and Griffin Stevens both singled. Ben Bach brought a run across with a sacrifice fly.
In the second, Andrew Fairbrother reached on an error at shortstop and Aidan Grabowski drilled a two-run home run for two more runs.
In the third, Stevens walked and Bach knocked two runs home with another bomb.
TU pushed its lead to 7-3 after scoring two more runs in the fourth inning. Grabowski and Swonger walked and Stevens drove both of them home with a double.
TU could not manage any runs after the fourth inning until the 9th inning when it trailed 12-7. In the ninth, Tim Orr reached on an error followed by singles by Cal Brazier and Ricky Havrilla for score TU's final run.
Stevens had 2 hits with a double for 2 RBI, while Bach drove in 3 runs with a home run and Grabowski had 2 RBI with a home run.
In the nightcap, Noah Kandel started and took the loss, pitching 3.2 innings and allowing 3 earned runs. Rob DeBastos finished up with 2.1 innings of relief, allowing one earned run.
TU allowed five unearned runs in the game, and managed just 6 total hits in the game.
In the second, Brazier doubled and came home on Carter Klausing's RBI single.
Hillsdale responded with five runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth.
Trailing 9-1 in the seventh inning, Tiffin tried to rally. Nate Adelman was hit by a pitch and Michael Zinter singled. Grabowski then drilled another home run for Tiffin's final runs but it was all the Dragons could generate in the final inning.