LINCOLN, NEB. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team took care of business on Friday, winning both games of the doubleheader against Nebraska Wesleyan. Six Duhawks had two or more hits with Cole Thompson smashing a home run, a triple and three RBIs.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
- Scoreless until the bottom of the third, Danny Weis put the Duhawks on the board with an RBI fielder's choice for the 1-0 lead
- Loras added another run in the bottom of the seventh off an RBI single by Thompson
- The Duhawks aided from the dominant pitching duo of Brad Schwind and Aidan Wojciehowski only allowing seven hits and striking out nine

Game Two
- Koester smashed a two-run home run to left field, giving Loras the early 2-0 lead
- The Prairie Wolves cut the deficit in half on an RBI triple … The Duhawks answered back immediately, plating two runs off a sacrifice fly and single
- In the bottom of the third Loras added four more runs off a pair of RBI singles from Danny Paluch and Richard Bryza and an RBI double by Thomas Greffly
- Greffly and Thompson fueled another run-filled fifth inning as the Duhawks tallied five runs on four hits
- Another surge from the Duhawks in the bottom of the sixth started from a two-RBI double by Bryza along with an RBI single by Michael Muto … Loras finished their scoring with a two-run home run from Thompson to left center

NOTABLES
- Bryza tied a pair of career-highs with three hits and three RBIs in game two
- Koester tied his junior season home run total and elevated his career total to 16 … After Friday, Koester needs three hits to reach 100 for his career
- Brad Schwind improved to 6-0 this season, moving to within three wins of the single season program record
- Thompson set a season-high with three hits in game two while setting a season-high with eight total bases

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME (Game One) - Brad Schwind
Schwind shut down the Prairie Wolves in game one, throwing 5.0 innings and facing 28 batters only allowing five hits and no runs. 

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME (Game One) - Cole Thompson
Thompson finished with three hits and three RBIs, but included  a bright showing in game two finishing with three hits and three RBI's including a triple and a homerun. 

UP NEXi
Loras hosts Edgewood at Petrakis Park in non-conference action on Wednesday, April 18.  The Eagles enter with a 6-14 record. First pitch from Petrakis  Park is set for 6 p.m.