WESTFIELD, Ind. (Duhawks.com) - In the return to midwest baseball, Loras settled for a split on Saturday against Trine, winning the opener 10-3 and dropping the nightcap, 5-1.
Danny Weis went 3-for-4 in game one with two doubles and two RBIs.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
- The Duhawks opened the game by scoring a run early in the top of the second
- Loras added five runs in the third inning with a double by Weis and a triple by
Thomas Greffly
- The Duhawks added two run in the fifth inning after a two-base error by Trine
- Loras extended their lead with a run from
Danny Paluch off a single from Luke Fennlley
- Trine got on the board in the bottom of the sixth to bring the score to 9-1 in favor of the Duhawks
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Nick Spiess takes his record to 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA after striking out four in 7.0 innings of work
Game Two
- The Duhawks loaded the bases in the bottom of the first with nobody out, but left all three runners on base after the Thunder struck out two and forced a third into a line out
- In the top of the third, Trine went up 2-0 after a wild pitch and an RBI single
- Loras scored one run in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a sacrifice fly from
Luke Fennelly
- Trine added two runs in the top of the sixth off a two RBI single to bring the lead to 5-1
- Hovey took the loss and dropped to 1-1 this season … Through 18.1 innings, Hovey has allowed three earned runs while striking out 16
NOTABLES
- In game one, six of the Duhawks 10 runs came unearned
- In game one, five of the 15 hits from Loras were extra base hits.
- In game two,
Austin Konagel recorded his 100th career hit with a lead-off single
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Danny Weis
Weis went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in the 10-3 win … Weis brought his average to .452 with 11 RBIs on the season
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Austin Konagel
The junior went 2-for-4 on the night with two singles … He recorded his 100th career hit and added a stolen base in the the first inning ... He added six assists and three putouts in the field
UP NEXT
The Duhawks face DePauw on Sunday, March 18, with first pitch scheduled for at 12:00 p.m. (ET). Last time out, the Tigers were handed a 15-6 loss by Franklin.