Muskegon Catholic gains share of league baseball title with doubleheader sweep

LocalSportsJournal.com

Thanks to its doubleheader sweep of Zion Christian on Saturday, Muskegon Catholic earned a share of the Alliance Conference baseball title.

The Crusaders won the opener, 9-4, and the nightcap, 2-1.

In the opener, Jacob Lyonnais pitched all five innings and earned the victory. He scattered three hits and struck out three.

Croix Kling had two hits, Dewey Modaff had a two-run double and Bryan Convertini had a triple, single and three RBI.

In the second game, MCC grabbed the lead with two runs in the fourth inning.

Modaff pitched a two-hitter. Landon Luchies had two doubles to lead the MCC (26-7-1) offense. Modaff’s leadoff double in the fourth was the key hit in that pivotal inning.