AUBURNDALE, FLA. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team opened its annual spring trip to Florida on Thursday with a doubleheader sweep against St. Joseph's (L.I.), winning 16-5 and 3-2.
Richard Bryza led the Duhawks in game one, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs while
Tyler Tomaka earned his second save of the season in game two.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
- The Golden Eagles opened the scoring with a two-out RBI triple and later tacked on another run to take a 2-0 lead
- Loras responded immediately with seven runs in the top of the second, which started with a two-RBI double by
Carlos Garrido … The other five runs were scored off a combination of RBI singles, a sacrifice fly, a fielder's choice and an error
- St. Joseph's cut the deficit to three in the home half of the third
- The Duhawks extended its lead to nine in the top of the fourth, which started with a two-RBI single from Bryza
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Ryan Koester slammed a bases-clearing triple in the sixth inning, pushing Loras lead to 11 at 16-5
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Brad Schwind improved to 2-0 this season, throwing 6.0 innings while striking out nine …
Tanner Fallon provided an inning of relief, striking out one
Game Two
- The Duhawks loaded the bases in the bottom of the first, but only managed to score one run off a sacrifice fly by
Danny Weis
- In the top of the third, the first four batters reached base for the Eagles following two hits and two walks … Two runs came across to score as St. Joseph's took a 2-1 lead … Hovey set down the final three hitters on strikes to end the rally
- After four scoreless innings, Loras broke through in the sixth with back-to-back RBI doubles by
Cole Thompson and
Luke Fennelly
- Leading 3-2, head coach
Carl Tebon put the ball in the hand of his closer, Tomaka, who locked down the win with a pair of strikeouts in the seventh to seal the win
NOTABLES
- In game one, 13 of the Duhawks' 15 hits were singles, with Garrido registering a double and Koester adding a triple
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Richard Bryza
Bryza recorded a career-high three hits and three RBIs in game one
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Tyler Tomaka
The senior recorded his fourth career save in game two, pitching a perfect seventh inning including two strikeouts … Tomaka is averaging 1.13 strikeouts per inning through his first 23 appearances
UP NEXT
The Duhawks face Rhode Island in a single game Friday morning. The Anchormen enter on a three-game winning streak, having most recently defeated Mount Union on Thursday, 10-9. First pitch is scheduled for 9 a.m. (ET).
