ALBANY, NY— Evan Grimes picked up his second win of the season, striking out 10 over six innings of work, while allowing only four hits, as the Russell Sage Gators defeated the Houghton Highlanders, 13-1, on Sunday night.
 
The Gators touched up Houghton starter Aiden Talcott for three runs in the third to make it a 4-1 game, but the wheels came off in the fourth for the Highlanders, as they made multiple defensive miscues, giving up eight runs to give Sage a 12-1 advantage.
 
Houghton had no answer for Grimes, and never recovered, as the Gators rolled to their first conference win.
           
GAME VITALS                           
Score: Houghton – 1 | Sage – 13
Records: Houghton: 8-4 (2-1 Empire 8) | Russell Sage: 12-3 (1-0 Empire 8) 
Venue: Christian Plumeri Sports Complex, Albany, NY | Attendance: 88
 
KEY STATS:
>> Christian Tortorici went 2-for-3 and picked up the lone Houghton RBI.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders and Gators return to the Plumeri Complex tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m.