Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

UW-La Crosse shuts out Vikings

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The UW-La Crosse men’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 9-0 in a nonconference match on Friday.

Lawrence’s best shot at taking a match from the Eagles (8-7) came at No. 1 singles. Lawrence’s David Jumes took the opening set 6-4, but Tony Mirasola won the second set 6-1 and then took the super tiebreaker 10-7.

Lawrence is now 6-6 on the season.

UW-La Crosse 9, Lawrence University 0

Singles competition
1. Tony Mirasola (UWL) def. David Jumes (LU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Austin Stefanich (UWL) def. Brian DeCorte (LU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Kyle Wogahn (UWL) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Matt Lindsay (UWL) def. Adam Busch (LU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Joey Schneider (UWL) def. Ethan Perushek (LU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Simon Brandt (UWL) def. Izaya Turenne (LU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Tony Mirasola/Kyle Wogahn (UWL) def. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) 8-1
2. Matt Lindsay/Joey Schneider (UWL) def. David Brooker/Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) 8-4
3. Joey Shubert/Sam Gowan (UWL) def. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) 8-5

Rain forces Vikings into tie with Greenville

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team scored a run in the top of the seventh inning Friday, but it was for naught as the Vikings went on to a 1-1 nonconference tie with Greenville College.

Greenville was batting with one out and no one on in the bottom of the seventh when the game was called due to rain.

Lawrence (5-5-1) broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh, and the rally started with Anna Wawiorka’s one-out single. Wawiorka stole second and scored on Meg Krautsch’s two-out single to give the Vikings the lead.

Lawrence starter Jessica Demski retired the first Greenville hitter in the bottom half of the inning when the game was halted.

The Vikings jumped on top in the top of the fifth after Demski led off with a single. Pinch-runner Marisa Thackston moved to second on a sacrifice. Thackston moved to third on a ground out and an error on that play allowed her to score.

Greenville (6-10-1) tied when Laney Thacker led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer.

Lawrence’s game with Colby College on Friday was canceled due to rain. The Vikings will now play Thomas College on Saturday morning.

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Vikings take two from Keuka

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team rallied for a win in game one Thursday and then powered its way to a victory in the nightcap to sweep a nonconference doubleheader from Keuka College.

Lawrence won the opener 5-3 and took the nightcap 14-6.

In the first game, Travis Weber went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to pace Lawrence (4-6). Nolan Spencer, Dan Rothbauer and Matt Holliday all had two hits for the Vikings.

Zach Rabideau pitched the final two innings and picked up the win for Lawrence. Cullen Ellis made the start and allowed four hits and three runs over five innings.

The Vikings trailed 3-0 before getting two runs in the top of the fifth. Dante Reese and Spencer reached to start the inning and both scored on Weber’s two-run single to cut the lead to 3-2.

Lawrence tied it at 3-3 in the sixth when Anthony Ortiz walked and came around to score on Spencer’s triple.

The Vikings grabbed the lead in the seventh with four consecutive hits to start the inning. Rothbauer and Holliday started the inning with singles, and Weber and Andrew Lauber followed with run-scoring singles to put the Vikings up 5-3.

Rabideau worked around a walk and a hit batsman in the seventh to secure the win.

In the nightcap, Lawrence pounded out 22 hits in the nine-inning contest.

Spencer, Weber, Lauber, Ortiz and Carl Olsen all collected three hits for the Vikings. Rabideau drove in three runs, and Matt Holliday, Spencer, Lauber and Olsen all drove in a pair.

Chris Shaw allowed four hits over six innings to pick up his second win of the season. He struck out four and walked three.

Keuka (3-2) led 1-0 heading to the bottom of the second when the Vikings exploded for six runs. The big blow in the inning was Rabideau’s two-run double.

The Vikings added two more runs in the third, with Ortiz picking up a run-scoring triple, to push the lead to 8-3.

Holliday hit his first home run of the season, a two-run blast, to highlight a five-run fifth inning that gave Lawrence a 13-3 lead. Keuka picked up three runs in the sixth, but the Vikings added an insurance run in the seventh.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Homer lifts Centre over Vikings

CLERMONT, Fla. —  Ashley Merkin’s three-run homer proved to be the difference Thursday as the Centre College softball defeated Lawrence University 7-4.

Merkin’s blast capped a four-run fourth inning that turned a two-run deficit into a 6-4 lead. Erika Brewer then pitched the final four innings to pick up the win for the Colonels (10-12).

Savanna Marsicek went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs for the Vikings, and Katie Schumacher collected a pair of hits.

Lawrence (5-5) trailed 1-0 when the Vikings struck for four runs in the bottom of the second. Taylor Dodson doubled and Schumacher singled to start the inning, and Jessica Demski’s sacrifice fly tied the game at 1-1. A pair of walks loaded the bases and Marsicek cleared the bases with a double to put the Vikings up 4-1.

Centre added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, and the Vikings loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom half of the inning but failed to score.

Maddie MacLean went 3 2/3 innings and gave up six runs on hits to take the loss for the Vikings.

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Whitewater powers past Vikings

CLERMONT, Fla. — The UW-Whitewater softball team scored in every inning Thursday and rolled to a 12-3 nonconference win over Lawrence University in five innings.

The Warhawks (6-4) rapped out 12 hits while limiting Lawrence (5-4) to just three hits. Four Whitewater players had two hits apiece and Amy Ricci drove in three runs.

Molly Ethington did not allow a hit over four innings and picked up the win. Maddie MacLean gave up seven hits and six runs over 3 1/3 innings and took the loss.

Whitewater scored once in the first and three times in the second, but the Warhawks broke the game open with six runs in the third.

Lawrence scored all three of its runs in the fifth as Katie Schumacher and Anna Wawiorka both had run-scoring doubles, and Savanna Marsicek picked up an RBI single.

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Carthage shuts out Vikings

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Carthage College men’s tennis team blanked Lawrence University 9-0 in a nonconference match on Tuesday.

The match marked the first loss of the season at No. 1 singles for Lawrence’s David Jumes. He is now 10-1 in 2016.

Carthage College 9, Lawrence University 0

Singles competition
1. Boomgarden, Alex (CARTHAGE) def. David Jumes (LU) 6-3, 7-5
2. Jump, Ryan (CARTHAGE) def. Brian DeCorte (LU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jaworski, Pawel (CARTHAGE) def. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Conley, Chris (CARTHAGE) def. Adam Busch (LU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jaworski, Lukasz (CARTHAGE) def. Ethan Perushek (LU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Stassen, Brandon (CARTHAGE) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Jaworski, Pawel/Conley, Chris (CARTHAGE) def. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) 8-2
2. Boomgarden, Alex/Jump, Ryan (CARTHAGE) def. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) 8-0
3. Jaworski, Lukasz/Leipold, Fordy (CARTHAGE) def. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) 8-2

Big second inning helps Bowdoin roll past Vikings

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Bowdoin College softball team scored six times in the second inning Tuesday and rolled to a 10-2 nonconference win over Lawrence University.

Caroline Rice had three hits, and Katie Gately drove in three runs to pace the Polar Bears (7-4), who won the game via the eight-run rule in five innings. The Polar Bears added two more runs in the third and two in the fifth.

Emily Griffin tossed four scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out eight and walking two, to get the win. Jessica Demski went the distance for Lawrence (5-3) and gave up 16 hits and eight earned runs.

No one had more than one hit for Lawrence, which scored both of its runs in the bottom of the fifth. Tierney Duffy started the fifth with a bunt single and Anna Wawiorka reached on an error. Savanna Marsicek had a run-scoring single, and Meg Krautsch followed with a run-scoring ground out to cut the lead to 10-2.

Lawrence returns to action on Thursday when it takes on UW-Whitewater and Centre College.

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Big fifth inning pushes RIT past Vikings

CLERMONT, Fla. — A four-run fifth inning was the difference as the Rochester Institute of Technology downed Lawrence University 9-3 in a nonconference game on Tuesday.

The Tigers (3-4) were holding a one-run lead when they picked up six hits, including three doubles, in the fifth to seize control.

Amanda Cook went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs to pace RIT’s 16-hit attack. Lauren Mahar worked four innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win.

Anna Wawiorka collected two hits, including a homer, and drove in two runs to pace Lawrence (5-2). Savanna Marsicek and pitcher Maddie MacLean also had two hits for the Vikings.

MacLean went 4 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs and 12 hits in taking her first loss of the season.

The Tigers led 4-0 before Lawrence struck for all three of its runs in the top of the third. Tierney Duffy led off with a single and Wawiorka followed with a two-run homer to cut the lead in half. The Vikings added another run in the frame on Taylor Dodson’s sacrifice fly.

Lawrence missed several chances to get back in the game by leaving the bases loaded in both the fifth and sixth innings. The Vikings stranded 11 runners for the game.

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Krautsch powers Vikings to win over Kalamazoo

CLERMONT, Fla. — Meg Krautsch homered and drove in four runs Monday to lead the Lawrence University softball team to a 9-4 nonconference win over Kalamazoo College.

Krautsch went 4-for-4, including her second home run of the season, drove in four and scored three runs to pace the Vikings (5-1).

Katie Schumacher went 2-for-3, including a two-run triple, and Anna Wawiorka went 2-for-3 and scored three times for Lawrence.

Maddie MacLean went the distance for the Vikings to improve to 3-0 on the season. MacLean, who went 2-for-4 at the plate, allowed 11 hits but only two earned runs while striking out one and walking none.

The Vikings trailed 3-0 in the bottom of the first but sliced into the lead with a pair of runs in their half of the inning. Wawiorka started the frame with a single, and Krautsch blasted a homer to batters later to cut the lead to 3-2.

Lawrence took a 4-3 lead with two unearned runs in the third. An error and two singles loaded the bases before Taylor Dodson delivered a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 3-3. Kori Looker later drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Vikings ahead to stay.

The Vikings added a run in the fourth on Krautsch’s run-scoring single and then put the game away with four runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Tierney Duffy started the sixth with a double, and Wawiorka followed with a run-scoring single for a 6-4 lead. Krautsch picked up another RBI single, and Schumacher later delivered the big two-run triple to make it 9-4.

Victoria Najacht allowed 11 hits and eight runs over five innings and took the loss for Kalamazoo (1-8).

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Vikings rout Western Connecticut State

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 nonconference rout of Western Connecticut State on Monday.

Lawrence (6-4) did not drop a set en route to the shutout of the Colonials (0-1).

The Vikings shook up the doubles lineup as Bill Schuman-Kline and David Brooker played No. 1 and Adam Busch and Izaya Turenne played No. 2. Both of those teams won 8-4, and the No. 3 duo of Ben Tomhave and Kieran Laursen were 8-1 winners.

Lawrence swept the singles matches as David Jumes, Brian DeCorte, Schuman-Kline, Busch, Ethan Perushek and Mitch Kasprzyk all won in straight sets.

Lawrence University 9, Western Connecticut State 0

Singles competition
1. David Jumes (LU) def. Marco Gabbato (WCSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Jason Hipona (WCSU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) def. Drake Allegrini (WCSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Adam Busch (LU) def. Ben Cortez (WCSU) 6-3, 6-0
5. Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Adam Howard (WCSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) def. Matt O’Keefe (WCSU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) def. Marco Gabbato/Jason Hipona (WCSU) 8-4
2. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) def. Drake Allegrini/Ben Cortez (WCSU) 8-4
3. Ben Tomhave/Kieran Laursen (LU) def. Adam Howard/Matt O’Keefe (WCSU) 8-1