DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team (13-23, 6-15 IIAC) dropped the season series against Buena Vista, falling 4-2 on Tuesday night at Petrakis Park. Sophomore
Danny Paluch drew three walks and scored a run while sophomore
Austin Konagel recorded a pair of singles in the loss.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDÂ
- Buena Vista broke through in the fourth inning with a ground out that brought home Kolby Hilgenberg from third.Â
- With the bases load and no outs in the next half inning, Loras took a 2-1 lead on a sacrifice fly from senior Thomas Johnson and an RBI single down the right field line from junior Danny Weis.Â
- Buena Vista responded in the top of the sixth, stringing together a pair of hits in combination with a passed ball to regain the lead at 3-2.
- The Beavers extended their lead to 4-2 in the eighth inning on an RBI single down the left field line by Kendall Candor.Â
- Loras moved the tying run into scoring position in the ninth and brought the winning run to the plate, but was unable to cut into the Buena Vista lead.
NOTABLES
- Ritter recorded a hit tonight and is now only two hits away from 100 career hits
- Konagel extended his hitting streak to six games
UP NEXT
The Duhawks return to the diamond on Friday, May 5 to begin their final series of the season against Luther. The Norse and the Duhawks each took two from each other in 2016 in four meetings. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m from Petrakis Park. Fans can tune into the Duhawk Broadcast Network all weekend and catch the action, as well as following along on Twitter (@LorasBaseball) for in-game updates.
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