FRANKLIN – The Franklin baseball team put the finishing touches on a weekend sweep of the Trine Thunder with an 18-3 win on Sunday (Mar. 17) afternoon at John P. McDowell Field.
 
The Grizzlies (9-4) put up 10 runs in the second inning and pounded Thunder (7-6) pitching for 20 hits to complete the sweep.
 
How it Happened
Adam Taylor broke the scoreless draw with an RBI single in the second and Andrew Wallace followed with a three-run home run to make it 4-0. Tysen Lipscomb continued his torrid weekend at the plate with a three-run double later in the inning. Luke Willmann, Garrett DeHart and Wallace all notched RBIs before the inning ended that saw the hosts hold a 10-0 lead.
 
Sean Sullivan belted his fourth home run of the weekend in the third and Lipscomb smacked a solo shot in the fourth, capping a massive weekend at the plate for both players.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Lipscomb paced the offense with five runs knocked in, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
-Sullivan went 2-for-4 with three driven in and his home run moves him within five of the program record of 38 career home runs, held by Ryan Bixler.
-Wallace went 3-for-3 with four driven in and two runs scored.
-Willmann went 3-for-5 with a run knocked in and two runs scored.
-Dylan Sprong (2-2) picked up the win after tossing five scoreless innings with four hits allowed, three walks and three strikeouts.
-Jordan DeAtley, Brayden Marrow, Erik Brandow and Aidan Ray all tossed an inning in relief, with Brandow making the first pitching appearance of his career.
 
Up Next
The Grizzlies are off until next Saturday (Mar. 23), when they hit the road for their Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) openers against the Defiance Yellow Jackets.