DECORAH, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team was unable to avoid the weekend sweep on Sunday, falling to Luther, 6-5, in the series finale. Trailing 6-0 after three innings, the Duhawks fought their way back, scoring five unanswered runs, highlighted by Danny Weis' two-RBI triple in the eighth inning.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- Luther turned a leadoff single into the first run of the game in the bottom of the first
- The Norse dealt a heavy blow in the third inning with the first five hitters reaching base, including a grand slam by Bryce Hingst, extending Luther's lead to 6-0
- Thomas Greffly blasted his first career home run in the top of the fifth ... Loras later left the bases loaded to end the inning
- The Duhawks chipped away at the deficit with another run in the sixth, following a single by Danny Paluch, Greffly secured his second RBI of the game with a single, scoring Paluch
- Trailing by three in the top of the eighth, Danny Weis smashed his eighth career triple and fifth this season, driving in a pair of runs
- Needing one run to tie, the Duhawks squandered Paluch at second to end the game

NOTABLES
- Weis collected the 60th RBI of his career and needs three more to set a new season-high
- Ben Milks lowered his season ERA to 2.33, throwing 2.0 innings of relief while allowing one hit
- Wojciehowski's 1.0 inning out of the bullpen on Sunday lowered the senior's ERA to 1.01 and his WHIP to .71

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYERS OF THE GAME - Ben Milks, Erik Edminster, Aidan Wojciehowski, Tyler Tomaka
After seeing their team go down 6-0, the bullpen allowed four baserunners over the remaining seven innings, with two reaching via hit. The combined effort kept the comeback hope alive for the Duhawks, who nearly came all the way back in the late stages of the game.

UP NEXT
After an off day on Monday, Loras hosts Buena Vista for two games on Tuesday. The Beavers are 12-15 overall and 8-6 in the IIAC this season. Against Coe, Buena Vista dropped two of three and currently sit in sixth place.