Statesmen Earn Run-Rule Win Over Trojans
Oskaloosa — The Statesmen baseball (7-2) team took advantage of the 10-run rule in its 15-4 win over Hannibal-LaGrange (3-6) in non-conference action Tuesday.
The contest that was originally scheduled for nine runs was finished in eight due to the 10-run mercy rule.
The navy and gold outhit the Trojans 13-6 while delivering 14 RBIs. William Penn was also able to draw 12 walks while being struck out three times.
Hannibal-LaGrange scored three runs to open the contest before [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/arroyo_abraham_s2od]Abraham Arroyo (Grad., Camuy, P.R., Master’s of Sports Management) singled up the middle as [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/mailloux_shane_o5u3]Shane Mailloux (So., Santee, Calif., Business Management) made it across the plate.
The third inning opened with the Trojans snagging another run to go up 4-1.
At the bottom of the inning [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/north_aiden_12a5]Aiden North (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Industrial Technology) scored when [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/perez_ened_tk98]Ened Perez (Jr., Orocovis, P.R., Kinesiology) delivered an RBI-triple to right field. [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/hardman_sawyer_5153]Sawyer Hardman (Jr., American Fork, Utah, Kinesiology) kept the scoring going when he hit a home run to right field to also score Perez and take the 5-4 lead.
William Penn extended its advantage in the bottom of the fourth inning when North hit an RBI single to allow [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/mailloux_shane_o5u3]Shane Mailloux (So., Santee, Calif., Business Management) to score.
After scoreless fifth and sixth innings, [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/young_keoni_s9th]Keoni Young (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev., Exercise Science) and Arroyo scored when [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/jaquez_albert_cugc]Albert Jaquez (Jr., Gurnee, Ill., Kinesiology) delivered a two-run single on his first at-bat of the day to push the score to 4-8.
[/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/jephson_mcguire_rm1a]McGwire Jephson (Jr., Rigby, Idaho, Business Management) delivered a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to get the scoring started again. North and Jaquez were each able to draw free scores when they were walked to put William Penn up 11-4.
Hardman delivered a grand slam to score Jaquez, [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/miller_kazin_fqlx]Kazin Miller (Fr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Sociology with an Emphasis in Criminology), and [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/zamora_felix_4t1j]Felix Zamora (Fr., La Puente, Calif., Mechanical Engineering) and finish the contest at 15-4 as the 10-run mercy rule came into effect after a seven run inning.
William Penn had eight players record a hit, led by Arroyo with three. Mailloux, North, and Hardman each had two hits. Mailloux drew three walks while [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/pineda_andres_13uw]Andres Pineda (Sr., Cartagena, Colombia, Business Management) had two.
Hardman led the way with six RBIs, Jaquez had three, and North finished with two.
[/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/gordeev_andrei_tj88]Andrei Gordeev (Sr., Balashikha, Russia, Business Management) picked up the win with five innings on the mound. The senior gave up four runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. [/sports/bsb/2025-26/bios/estrada_anthony_sknj]Anthony Estrada (Jr., Santa Clarita, Calif., Political Science) relieved him and only gave up one walk and no hits.
“Good to get the win although we did not seem focused at times, especially at the plate. Far too many pop-ups and late swings. That said, Hardman, Arroyo, and Jaquez came through. Gordeev recovered from a rough 1st inning to throw well. Estrada threw great in 6, 7, and 8 to close the door.”
Next Up: William Penn stays home Friday and Saturday. WPU meets Siena Heights in doubleheaders beginning at 12 p.m. on both days.
