Todd Rose | Daily Press Gladstone’s Hunter Solis (right) slides into second base as Marquette’s Alex Applecamp waits for the throw Wednesday in Gladstone.

GLADSTONE — A baseball twinbill brought a pair of wins for the Gladstone Braves Wednesday afternoon as they defeated the Marquette Redmen, 11-3, 13-9, in back-to-back games in Gladstone.

Game one saw the Braves keep the game well within their control, while the nightcap had a swings of momentum with Gladstone putting an end to a late-game comeback attempt by Marquette.

With only one day between this doubleheader and a Friday night pair against the Escanaba Eskymos, coach Joe Darmogray limited his pitchers to be ready come Friday night.

“The first one was good,” said Darmogray. “The kids played good. They pitched good. We limited them, we basically limited all the kids, so they can pitch coming up Friday against Esky. But, the kids are starting to hit the ball better. … They’re sitting on it instead of being way out in front, and that’s good.”

Entering the bottom of the fourth inning in game two, the score sat 5-4 with the Braves holding onto the edge. With John Soderman and Casey Alworden on, Cam Kelly knocked a groundball into center field to drive in the pair for two runs.

Kelly — after stealing second and third — scored on a Tyler Darmogray single. Darmogray followed Kelly’s example by stealing second and third before reaching home on a passed ball.

Landon Vantassel and Hunter Solis both came home on a Gavin Frossard double, making it 11-4 to end the inning.

Two more runs followed for the Braves in the fifth.

While the Redmen put up five runs — including two on a Nash Riipi double and one on a sacrifice RBI from Easton Miller in the top of the sixth, it was not quite enough.

Starter Brennan Detiege was credited with the win, throwing the first three innings with five strikeouts, zero walks, with one allowed hit for two unearned runs.

The final play of his game was a snag on a ripping ground ball that he threw to first for the third out in the third inning. For a moment, coach Darmogray held his breath hoping Detiege had not aggravated a healing right hand, his catching hand, an injury that required stitches.

“That’s Brennan’s first time pitching, I believe since the eighth grade,” said coach Darmogray. “… I was more worried about his fingers than anything. The last play that he caught there, I looked at him and said, ‘That was the one thing I didn’t want you to do.’ He said it scared him, and he said he had no choice. But, he caught it in the webbing, so he’s good. He’s a great pitcher.”

John Soderman and Austin Bagwell each took time on the mound in the second game for Gladstone.

The opener was pitched by Tyler Darmogray, who started and earned the win, Cam Kelly and Casey Alworden.

Miller, Derek Pederson, Luke Mead and Brody Caster each toed the rubber in the second game, while Riipi and Mead split duties in the opener.

A busy schedule has left the Redmen battered at the moment, said coach Derek Swajanen.

“We’re really tired and we’re beat up right now, there’s no doubt about it,” said Swajanen. “I think we had nine healthy players then one got spiked, and another hurt a hamstring and hip. We had four or five missing players today that were critical.

“But they kept fighting. They fought all day.”

Swajanen also credited Gladstone for taking advantage of Marquette’s mistakes in the game.

While the Braves host Escanaba for a doubleheader this afternoon, the Redmen head to Petoskey on Saturday before facing Negaunee for a doubleheader on Monday.