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Winner Loras LORM 9-13, 3-6 IIAC
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Nebraska Wesleyan NWU 10-16, 3-6 IIAC
Winner
Loras LORM
9-13, 3-6 IIAC
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Final
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Nebraska Wesleyan NWU
10-16, 3-6 IIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Loras LORM 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 11 16 2
Nebraska Wesleyan NWU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2

W: Schwind, Brad (3-2) L: Brody Murphy (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Erupts for 11 Runs Against NWU

LINCOLN, Neb. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team responded in a big way on Friday to its recent setbacks, erupting for 11 runs against Nebraska Wesleyan on Friday. Junior Mike Muto finished 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and two RBIs to lead the offensive charge.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
  • A scoreless first inning paved the way for the Duhawks who opened a 3-0 lead in the second inning, highlighted by a two-RBI double by Muto to center.
  • Senior Nolan Ritter extended the inning after reaching on an error by the pitcher that scored Muto from second.
  • The Prairie Wolves responded with a run in the third and the 3-1 scoreline held true until the seventh inning.
  • Senior Luke Leibforth led off the inning with a four-pitch walk and later came around to score on a single by junior Danny Weis.
  • After a pitching change by Nebraska Wesleyan, sophomore Jake Oglesby blasted the 1-0 offering over the right field wall for his second four-bagger of the season.
  • Junior Brad Schwind tossed a gem for the Duhawks, scattering four hits over seven innings while striking out nine. The lone run scored against Schwind was unearned.
  • Leading 7-1, Loras added four more runs over the next two innings, highlighted by a two-RBI single by Leibforth that he sent right back up the middle.

NOTABLES
  • Schwind improved to 3-2 this season and matched the longest outing of his career. His nine strikeouts was a career best.
  • Leibforth tied a career-best for RBIs in a game and recorded his eighth multiple-hit game of the season, tying a team-high
  • Sophomore Austin Konagel has now reached base safely in 11 consecutive games
  • Muto registered his sixth multiple-RBI game of the season

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME
Brad Schwind | The Duhawks' ace limited the Nebraska Wesleyan offense, allowing one unearned run over seven innings while striking out nine. Sixty percent of Schwind's pitches on Friday went for strikes and did not concede an extra-base hit.

UP NEXT
Loras continues the weekend series against the Prairie Wolves on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.