DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Duhawks extended their win streak to four games after completing a doubleheader sweep over the Simpson College Storm. Loras won game one 7-4, and game two 11-5. Sam Marhefke threw 7.1 innings in game one to secure the victory. Austin Konagel and Cole Thompson led the Duhawks in game two as they both went 2-for-4.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game 1 Loras-7 Simpson-4
-The Storm jumped out to a quick 1-0 by hitting a solo homerun to right center field.
-Robbie Agerbeek put the Duhawks on the board in the 3rd on a bloop RBI single to score Konagel.
-Trailing 2-1, Loras put up four runs in the 5th inning by scoring on a passed ball, a sacrifice fly, and two RBI singles.
-Konagel hit a sacrifice fly in the 6th inning to help the Duhawks take a 6-2 lead.
-Simpson cut into the lead and only trailed by two in the 8th after scoring on an error and a ground out with a runner on third.
-Konagel added a RBI single in the bottom half of the inning to secure a 7-4 win.

Game 2 Loras-11 Simpson-5
-The Duhawks took a 2-0 lead early by scoring runs in the 2nd and 3rd inning.
-Simpson got the bats going in the top of the 5th and put up five runs on four hits.
-Loras responded with five runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning after a RBI double by Danny Paluch, and a single by Jake Oglesby.
-Loras added three more in the 7th on a double by Oglesby, a bases loaded walk, and reaching on an error.

NOTABLES
-The Duhawks left a total of 16 runners on base in both games combined.
-Tanner Fallon picked up his 4th save of the season in game one. 
-Loras jumps into 3rd place in the American Rivers Conference standings.

UP NEXT
The Duhawks will conclude their three game series with Simpson on Monday, April 15 at home. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 PM.