WAVERLY, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras baseball team completed a series sweep of Wartburg on Sunday for the first time since 1995, defeating the Knights, 7-3. Danny Weis went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles to lead the Duhawks.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- After two scoreless innings, the Duhawks opened the scoring in the top of the third, crafting a two-out rally to score two runs thanks to four consecutive hits … The first of two doubles for Weis scored Cole Thompson and Weis came around to score off a single by Ryan Koester
- The Knights answered with a pair of runs in the fourth to tie the game at two
- Loras answered immediately with two more runs in the fifth but left the bases loaded
- Leading by one heading into the ninth, the Duhawks struck for three insurance runs on a single by Weis, double by Jake Oglesby and triple by Danny Paluch … Paluch scored the third run of the inning on a wild pitch

NOTABLES
- Loras improved to 6-1 in the Iowa Conference for the program's best seven-game start since 2013 (6-1)
- Sunday marked the first series sweep on the road since 2014 when the Duhawks took four from Luther
- Aidan Wojciehowski lowered his ERA to .45, throwing 1.0 inning of relief to seal the win, setting Wartburg down in order in the ninth
- Loras is the second team in the IIAC to reach 16 wins this season, with the other being Luther at 16-7

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Danny Weis
- Weis recorded his fourth career four-hit game on Sunday, elevating his season average to .405 … His two doubles moved him to nine this season and 20 for his career

UP NEXT
Pending weather adjustments, Loras faces Coe on Tuesday at home. The Kohawks sit atop the Iowa Conference with a 7-1 record, having swept Luther this weekend. First pitch from Petrakis Park is scheduled for 6 p.m.