Connor Glick powered the Niles baseball team past Decatur Monday afternoon.

With the score tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth in the nightcap, Glick hit a two-run home run as the Vikings swept the No. 10-ranked (Division 4) Raiders 7-4.

Niles (16-8) won the opening game 5-4.

Tate Rudlaff earned the victory in relief of starter Wyatt Thornton in the first game and doubled for the Vikings.

Taylor Weldy earned the victory in relief of Cody Thornton in the nightcap. He and Jordan Ham both doubled for Niles.

The Vikings travel to St. Joseph today to take on the No. 1-ranked Bears.

 

First game

Decatur                      110     200     0 – 4 9 2

Niles                            040     001     x – 5 4 0

Jody Kawaski, Matthew Saylor (L, 4-1, 3); Wyatt Thornton, Tate Rudlaff (W, 6)

2B: Cole Southworth (D), Matthew Botti (D), Tate Brawley (N), Wyatt Thornton (N)

 

Second game

Decatur                        020      020      0 – 4 6 4

Niles                             200      203      x – 7 4 2

Cody Huston, Matthew Botti (L, 3-1, 2); Cody Thornton, Taylor Weldy (W, 6)

2B: Jordan Ham (N), Weldy (N)

HR: Connor Glick (N)

Varsity records: Niles 16-8, Decatur 14-4