Baseball

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team got a great pitching performance in game one and then saw Northland College rally late in game two as the Vikings split a nonconference doubleheader on Thursday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence (8-18) won the opener 4-2, and Northland (8-9) took the nightcap 10-5.

In the opener, Alex Brewer went the distance to get the victory for the Vikings. He allowed only four hits, struck out four and walked two. Dan Romano went the distance and allowed 13 hits for the Lumberjacks.

Davide Harris, Aaron Benz, Tanner DeBettencourt, Davis Ogilvie and Richie Foreman all had two hits for Lawrence in the opening game. Ogilvie also drove in a pair of runs.

Lawrence took a 2-0 lead in the second on Ogilvie’s two-run double, but Northland tied it with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Lawrence took the lead right back in the bottom half of the inning when Harris doubled and scored on Benz’s single.

The Vikings added an insurance run in the eighth when Foreman singled and later scored on Jake Gordon’s groundout.

In the nightcap, the Vikings built a 5-2 lead heading to the top of the eighth. Lawrence starter Drew Doares gave up a pair of hits and a walk to start the eighth and was lifted in favor of John Doran with the Vikings ahead 5-3.

Doran struck out Romano but then walked the next three batters to force in a pair of runs and tie the game. Dan Salzbrenner came in for Lawrence but gave up two more hits and Northland led 8-5. The Lumberjacks added two more insurance runs in the ninth.

Peter Aerts, Nathan Brown and Travis Hendrickson all had three hits for Northland. Dan Taylor and Harris also collected three hits apiece for Lawrence, which had a 14-13 edge in hits.

Brandon Bodart went seven innings and allowed 12 hits but picked up the win. Doran took the loss.

Lawrence returns to action when it hosts Knox College on Saturday at Whiting Field.

Game one box score

Game two box score

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team failed to cash in on numerous scoring opportunities on Wednesday, and Northland College posted a nonconference doubleheader sweep of the Vikings.

Northland (7-8) won the opener 9-5 and rallied to take the nightcap 8-4.

In the opener, Lawrence (7-17) had 11 hits but committed five errors and left 14 runners on base. The Vikings left the bases loaded in the sixth and managed only one run in both the seventh and eighth after loading the bases in each frame with no outs.

Both Jake Gordon and Sam Kossow had three hits in the opener for Lawrence, and Gabe Henriques had two hits and drove in two runs.

Colin Moberly pitched seven innings for Northland to pick up the win. He allowed nine hits, struck out six and walked four. Lawrence’s Kelton Jenkins went 6.2 innings and allowed nine hits but only two of the eight runs he gave up were earned.

Travis Hendrickson went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a triple and drove in three runs to pace the Lumberjacks. Northland trailed 3-1 heading to the fifth but scored three times in that inning and sealed the win with four runs in the seventh.

In the nightcap, Lawrence had a 13-12 edge in hits, but the Vikings left 12 runners on base. Davide Harris and Davis Ogilvie both went 3-for-5 for Lawrence, and Henriques and Aaron Benz both added two hits.

Lawrence jumped out to a 4-1 edge after two innings, but Northland countered with a run in the third and another in the sixth to cut the margin to 4-3. The Lumberjacks then scored four times in the seventh to pull away. Lawrence had plenty of scoring chances late but left eight runners on in the final five innings.

AJ Verhage went 7.2 innings to get the win for Northland. He allowed 12 hits, struck out two and walked four. Dan Taylor went 6.2 innings and took the loss for the Vikings.

Moberly went 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs batted in to pace Northland.

The teams are scheduled for another doubleheader on Thursday at Whiting Field.

Game one box score

Game two box score

APPLETON, Wis. — It took more than 24 hours to complete, but the St. Norbert College baseball team swept a Midwest Conference doubleheader from Lawrence University on Monday at Whiting Field.

St. Norbert (18-7, 7-1 MWC) won the opener 11-0 and took the nightcap 6-2 in what were home games for the Green Knights. St. Norbert was forced to play the contests at Lawrence (7-15, 1-11) because of wet conditions at Mel Nicks Field.

The opening game of the doubleheader started at noon on Sunday, but it was suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning as snow fell and freezing temperatures plagued Whiting Field.

The teams resumed play Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. with temperatures more than 20 degrees warmer. The Green Knights closed out the first game in less than 10 minutes due to the 10-run rule.

Jose Godinez and Travis Mason both had two hits, scored two runs and drove in two runs for St. Norbert. Kyle Mahlik pitched six innings and allowed only one hit to pick up the win for St. Norbert. Kelton Jenkins lasted only two innings and took the loss for Lawrence.

In the second game, St. Norbert got another standout pitching performance, this time from Brett Nohr. He went the distance, allowed five hits and two runs, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter. Atley Gay went seven innings, allowed nine hits and six runs, struck out four and walked two for Lawrence.

The Green Knights got virtually all of their offense from center fielder Alex Larsen. He hit a three-run homer to give St. Norbert a 3-0 lead in the second. Larsen then added a solo shot in the fourth and finished with four runs batted in.

Lawrence cut the St. Norbert lead in half by scoring twice in the top of the eighth. After Joel Birch reached on a fielder’s choice, Gabe Henriques doubled. Gabe Warshaw followed with a two-run single to trim the lead to 4-2.

The Green Knights sealed the win by getting those two runs back in the bottom half of the inning.

Henriques paced the Lawrence offense by going 3-for-4, and Nick Pierre was 3-for-4 for St. Norbert.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Northland College in a nonconference doubleheader.

Game one box score

Game two box score

APPLETON, Wis. — A steady falling snow halted Sunday’s Midwest Conference baseball doubleheader between Lawrence University and St. Norbert College.

Snow started falling in the fourth inning and the game was stopped in the bottom of the sixth with St. Norbert holding an 11-0 lead. The game has been suspended and the teams will attempt to complete this opening game of the doubleheader and the second game on Monday at 3 p.m.

APPLETON, Wis. — The Ripon College baseball team got a pair of great pitching performances and went on to a Midwest Conference doubleheader sweep of Lawrence University on Tuesday at Whiting Field.

Tom Fish went the distance in the opener as Ripon won 7-3, and Marshall Zahn tossed one-hit ball for eight innings as the Red Hawks took the nightcap 6-0.

In the first game, Fish allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one. Phil Clark went five innings for Lawrence (6-12, 0-8 MWC) and took the loss.

Ripon (10-8, 6-0) led 2-0 before the Vikings rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Gabe Henriques started the inning with a double, and Aaron Benz followed with a run-scoring single to cut the lead to 2-1. After Davis Ogilvie’s bunt single, Sam Kossow singled to left field to score Benz and tie the game. Phil Wisniewski’s sacrifice fly then scored Ogilvie and the Vikings led 3-2.

Nick Schmitt picked up a run-scoring double and Nate Siudak added a RBI single in the top of the fifth as Ripon grabbed the lead back at 4-3.

The Red Hawks then added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth on Schmitt’s two-run homer. Schmitt went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs. Benz led the Lawrence attack by going 2-for-4.

In the nightcap, Zahn allowed just one hit, struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter in eight innings. Henriques broke up the no-hit bid with a line drive single to center in the seventh. Dan Taylor allowed three runs over six innings and took the loss for Lawrence.

Siudak led the Ripon offense by going 4-for-5 and driving in four runs. He drove in the first run of the game in the top of the fourth as Ripon took a 1-0 lead. He added another RBI in Ripon’s two-run sixth inning, and Siudak picked up a two-run single as the Red Hawks scored three times in the seventh.

Lawrence is scheduled to return to action on Saturday when it hosts St. Norbert College.

Game one box score

Game two box score

BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit College baseball team completed a four-game Midwest Conference sweep of Lawrence University by winning 7-3 and 5-0 on Sunday at The Ballpark at Strong Stadium.

The Buccaneers (6-11, 3-0 MWC) won the opener by rallying for five runs in the top of the ninth inning, and two pitchers combined to shut out the Vikings (6-10, 0-6) in the nightcap.

In the opener, Lawrence trailed 2-0 before it scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on Sam Kossow’s run-scoring single. The Vikings added two more runs in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. Davide Harris doubled to score Jake Gordon, who had also doubled, to tie the game at 2-2. After Gabe Henriques followed with a single, Harris scored on an attempted double steal for a 3-2 lead.

The score stayed that way until the ninth when Beloit scored five times on six hits, including Grant Henricksen’s two-run single.

Alex Brewer pitched 8.1 innings, allowed five runs on seven hits, and took the loss. Andrew Kane pitched an inning of relief to pick up the win. Harris had two hits in the contest to pace the Lawrence offense.

In the nightcap, Joe Loftus and Patrick McKnight combined for the shutout. Loftus went 5.1 innings and allowed four hits. McKnight went the rest of the way and allowed two hits to pick up the save.

Kelton Jenkins allowed all five runs in eight innings and took the loss.

Beloit, which scored two runs in the second and added three more in the seventh, had four players with two hits apiece. Marc Linger went 3-for-4 to lead Lawrence at the plate.

The Vikings return to action on Tuesday when they host Ripon College in a Midwest Conference doubleheader.

BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit College baseball team tossed a pair of shutouts at Lawrence University on Saturday.

The Bucs won the opener 2-0 and took the nightcap 7-0.

In the opener, Beloit (5-11, 2-0 MWC) got a stellar outing from starter Andrew Edwards, who went seven innings to get the win. He allowed three hits, struck out four and walked two.

The Vikings (6-8, 0-4) wasted a fine effort from starter Drew Doares. He went 7.2 innings, allowed six hits and one earned run, struck out two and walked three.

Beloit got single runs in the sixth and eighth for all the offense it would need. Will Mack went 2-for-4 and Matt Meade was 2-for-3 to pace Beloit.

Aaron Benz collected two of Lawrence’s four hits in four at-bats.

In the nightcap, Beloit got another great performance from its starting pitcher. Ryan Kaveney went seven innings, allowed just one hit, struck out eight and walked five. The only hit he allowed was a second-inning, lead-off single by Davis Ogilvie.

Jerrick Habecker went 3-for-3 and scored three runs to spark the Beloit offense. Edwards also collected three hits, and Grant Henricksen had two hits and drove in three runs.

Atley Gay went six innings, allowed 12 hits and six runs and took the loss.

The teams are scheduled to complete the four-game series Sunday in Beloit.