The TMP-Marian baseball team split a home doubleheader with Colby to close out the regular season at Larks Park.

Game 1: TMP 9, Colby 7

In the first game of the day the Monarchs used a six run third inning and held off a late Eagles rally for a 9-7 win.

Colby took and early 1-0 lead in the first inning but the Monarchs answered with one in the second on Carson Jacobs second homerun of the season.

In the third TMP got back-to-back singles and after an error by the Colby catcher allowed Mason Robbins to score TMP’s Brady Kreutzer drove in two with a double to give TMP a 4-1 lead. Carson Jacobs added a two-run double to put TMP up 6-1 and Colby Dreiling’s sacrifice fly gave TMP a 7-1 lead.

Colby though would answer in their half of the fourth inning scoring five times to cut the Monarchs lead to 7-6.

TMP a run back in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Kreutzer and Tyson Dinkel drove in a run in the fifth to put the Monarchs up 9-6.

Colby got one back in the sixth but the Monarchs held on for the two-run victory.

Kreutzer was three-for-four and drove in three runs. Carson Jacobs also drove in three in the win.

Aaron Breit interview

Colby Dreiling earned the win. He allowed six runs on seven hits in four innings. Kreutzer earned the save with three innings of relief. He allowed one run on three hits.

Game one highlights

Game 2: Colby 5, TMP 3

In the second game of the day Colby scored two runs in the fourth and seventh innings on their way to a 5-3 win.

The Monarchs struck first with an Eston Brown RBI single in the third inning but Colby took advantage of an error and wild pitch in the fourth to go up 2-1.

In the top of the sixth Colby added a third run on a wild pitch. Colby added two more in the seventh and lead 5-2 heading into the Monarchs half of the inning.

With two outs in the inning Colby Dreiling single in a run to cut the deficit to 5-3. TMP was able to load the bases with two outs but the game ended on a groundout giving Colby the 5-3 win.

Brown, Dreiling and Ethan Atherton all drove in runs for TMP.

Carson Jacobs suffered hit first loss of the season on the mound. He allowed two unearned runs on two hits while striking out six and walking two in five innings. He drops to 4-1 on the spring.

Game two highlights

TMP is now 14-4 while Colby is 10-9.