(NORTH CANTON, Ohio) – The conference season couldn't have started a better way for Walsh is it swept Tiffin in a doubleheader by scores of 7-5 and 7-6 on a chilly Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers evened up the season campaign at 11-11. The Dragons, who also started GLIAC play, dropped to 7-11.

In the first game, Luke Caple stole the show as he went 4-for-4 from the plate and got Walsh on the board early with a solo home run in the bottom of the first. After the Dragons tied the game in the second, Caple gave Walsh the lead once again with a single through the right side to score James Thomas.

That started a series in which the Cavs scored runs in four of five at-bats. Jason McPeek scored on the next play after an error allowed Andrew Stalnaker to reach safely. Austin Szink followed with a double to left center to bring in Caple. Two batters later, Brook Clark capped the run with a two-RBI single through the left side to score Szink and Stalnaker.

Tiffin answered with four runs in the next inning to make the score 6-5, but couldn't get closer. Tyson Lautanen added an insurance run with a solo home run in the sixth.

Matt Iosue started the game and was credited with his first win of the season to improve to 1-2. He struck out four in the opener. Tyson Lautanen came on in relief for his fourth save of the season. He struck out two batters in the ninth.

The action picked up in the second game as the teams exchanged leads four times. The good part for Walsh was that the Cavs always regained the lead in the same inning Tiffin took it.

Another home run in the first inning gave Walsh the quick lead once again in the second game. This time it was Stalnaker with the long ball to score McPeek to give the Cavs a 2-0 lead.

Tiffin responded with four runs in the fifth, but Walsh scored three in the bottom of the frame to regain it. McPeek started the rally with a solo home run. Four batters later, Lautanen scored on a double play to tie the game. Johnny Knight IV singled in the next at-bat to score Caple.

The score remained 5-4 until Tiffin scored a pair in the eighth. McPeek gave the lead right back to Walsh with his second home run of the day with two outs in the eighth.

Ryan McSweeney recorded the win to improve to 2-2 on the season. Lautanen once again made the move from third base to the bump to record the save, his fifth of the year. Seth Robinson started the game and was effective as he struck out six against three walks in seven innings of work. None of the four runs he allowed were earned.

Walsh will finish the four-game series with the Dragons tomorrow. The doubleheader start time has been moved back an hour and will now start at 1 p.m.