CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team split Tuesday's doubleheader against Coe, winning game one, 3-2, before dropping the finale, 6-0.
Cole Thompson led the Duhawks in game one with three hits and an RBI. It was his leadoff single in the top of the 10th that provided the winning run.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
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Thomas Greffly doubled to center field, stole third base, and scored the Duhawks' first run in the top of the second inning
- In the top of the seventh, a pair of singles by
Luke Fennelly and
Austin Konagel started things for the Duhawks … Fennelly later scored on a single by Thompson
- After the Kohawks scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth,
Tyler Tomaka came in for the ninth inning and struck out five of the last six Coe batters
- Thompson opened the 10th with a lead-off single and later scored the Duhawks' winning run on an RBI double from
Jake Oglesby
Game Two
- With a runner on first, in the second, Greffly doubled, nearly scoring the Duhawks a run, but the Kohawks nabbed the runner at the plate from right field
- In the bottom of the third, the Kohawks rallied for four runs off of four hits, all coming with two outs in the inning
- Coe added two insurance runs in the fifth to extend its lead to 6-0
- The final hope for the Duhawks came in the seventh, as they crafted a rally with three base hits but Coe maintained the shutout to win and take the series two games to one
NOTABLES
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Ryan Koester brought his career hit total to 97
- Thompson tied a season-high with three hits for the second consecutive game
- Tomaka's five strikeouts tied his career-best and the senior now has 53 strikeouts in 47.0 innings
- Konagel owns the longest active hitting streak at nine games and the longest streak for reaching base safely at 26 games
- Loras improved to 4-0 this season in one-run games
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Cole Thompson
- The Minooka, Ill. native's stand-out performance in game one led Loras to a 3-2 victory over Coe … Thompson finished with three hits, an RBI and scored the game-winning run
UP NEXT
Loras travels to Decorah for an Iowa Conference series against Luther on Friday, April 20. The Norse enter with a 17-7 overall record, and a 7-5 record in the IIAC. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
