LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Spring Arbor University baseball team captured the 35th annual Warner University Invitational title after defeating Mount Vernon Nazarene University 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in the championship game.

The Cougars finished the tournament with a perfect 5-0 record, and have now won seven of their last eight games, improving their record to 13-4 on the season.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Spring Arbor 4, Mount Vernon Nazarene 3

LOCATION: Warner University | Lake Wales, Fla.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 13-4, Mount Vernon Nazarene 17-6

HOW IT HAPPENED

• An RBI double by Brandon Haynes gave Spring Arbor a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Cougars would tack on another run in the second to double their lead.
• Mount Vernon Nazarene trailed 2-1 after four innings, but pulled ahead 3-2 after scoring two runs in the fifth.
• SAU answered with two runs in the sixth. A sacrifice fly by Nick Carroll tied the game and, later in the inning, a base hit by Zach Kraabel, who was named the MVP of the tournament, brought home Evan Zigler to put the Cougars back on top.
• Cade Kontny started on the mound for Spring Arbor and tossed three innings allowing just one unearned run. Vincent Herschberger pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor returns to Michigan and will play a doubleheader against Madonna University in Livonia on Wednesday, Mar. 11 starting at 2 p.m.

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