Mariners 4, Clippers 2

Grand Lake Mariners used a two-run seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Muskegon Clippers, 4–2, on July 4 at Grand Lake.

How it happened

Muskegon struck first in the second inning, pushing across a run without a hit. With the bases loaded, Kaden Howard was hit by a pitch to force in Dalton Dick for a 1–0 lead.

Grand Lake answered in the fourth. Forrest Day (2-for-3) set the table and came home when shortstop Landon Tiesing lined an RBI single up the middle to tie it 1–1.

The Clippers briefly regained control in the sixth on a heads-up, small-ball sequence. After Nick Moss reached and moved up, Ben Meyers scored on Bryce Eggleton's wild pitch to make it 2–1. But the Mariners responded immediately in the bottom half: Solomon Harwood's RBI single to left brought home Maalik Perkins to knot the game at 2–2.

The decisive moment came in the seventh against reliever Sam Briggs. Parker Vaughn (2-for-3) and Noah Drake helped spark the inning, and Perkins delivered the knockout blow—an opposite-field triple to right-center that scored two runs and put Grand Lake ahead 4–2.

Pitching and late-game finish

Muskegon starter Ty Randall battled through six innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits with 5 strikeouts and no homers. Briggs took the loss (1–1) after yielding the two-run triple in the seventh.

Grand Lake pieced it together with three arms. Taylor Seay went 5.1 innings, allowing 2 runs, while Eggleton (2–0) earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings despite a wild pitch. Jackson Murcer closed the door for a two-inning save, striking out three and allowing no hits.

By the numbers

- Grand Lake: 10 hits, led by Day (2 H), Vaughn (2 H), Perkins (3B, 2 RBI) and Tiesing (RBI).
- Muskegon: just 5 hits; Isaiah Domey had two, and Howard drove in the Clippers' only credited RBI (via HBP).
- Discipline/traffic: Muskegon drew 5 walks, but went quiet late—no hits over the final three innings.

Grand Lake improved to 20–5, while Muskegon fell to 13–13.