Lourdes wrapped up play in the Warner Invitational on Saturday morning with a 12-6 victory over 12-6 victory over Spring Arbor at Avon Park in Lake Wales, Fla.
 
"I am very proud of our trip," head coach Jeremy Snow said after the game.  "We had an 8-3 record, which is great for the program counting the reserve team wins."
 
After the Cougars hit a home run in the top of the second to take the lead, Lourdes responded with a nine-run bottom of the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate in the frame.  Devin Stanley (Euclid, Ohio/Saint Edward H.S.) had a three-run triple in the inning, and Kevin Suttles (Monroe, Mich./Monroe H.S.) hit a three-run home run in the big inning.
 
The Gray Wolves added a pair of runs in the third on a RBI single by Dallas Riggs (Prescott, Ariz./Bradshaw Mountain H.S.) and a double by Glen Crabtree (Medina, Ohio/Black River H.S.).
 
Braxton McKart (Monroe, Mich./Monroe H.S.) limited Spring Arbor to just the one run entering the fifth, when the Cougars plated four runs, three on a bases clearing triple.  McKart earned the win (1-0), allowing six runs and six hits while striking out six in five innings of work.
 
"McKart rebounded nicely to give us a chance and the offense continued to roll," Snow added.
 
An RBI double by George Pastor (Walled Lake, Mich./Central H.S.) in the fifth closed out the scoring.
 
The top four in the Lourdes lineup, Stanley, Pastor, Riggs, and Crabtree, each had two hits as part of Lourdes' 12-hit attack.
 
Nick Carroll took the loss (0-4) for Spring Arbor (7-11), facing six batters in the second without recording an out.  He allowed six runs and three hits while walking five in just over an inning.
 
"We have several things to work on when we get back, but this team has been hard-working so far and continues to show improvement every time we step on the field," concluded Snow.  "We played well, but I believe we have a lot more potential left in us."
 
Lourdes (9-7) returns home to Mercy Field on Tuesday afternoon, as the Gray Wolves host Indiana Wesleyan.  First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 3 p.m.