Baseball

The Ripon College baseball team posted a Midwest Conference doubleheader sweep from Lawrence University on Sunday by the scores of 10-7 and 20-1 at Whiting Field.

In the opener, Ripon (15-14, 9-3 MWC) scored four times in the top of the ninth and then had to hold off a Lawrence (2-27, 0-10)  rally in the bottom half of the inning.

Zach Bayreuther went 3-for-3 for Ripon, and John Henrickson, Kyle Boszuel, Aaron Kastner, David Forseth and Nick Hughes all had two hits.

Alex Brewer went 4-for-4, and Luke Barthelmess, Michael Baldino, Eric Bohling and Phil Wisniewski all had two hits for the Vikings. Sam Kossow drove in three runs for the Vikings.

Bob Bruce went six innings and picked up the win. Brian King pitched eight innings and took the loss for Lawrence.

After Ripon took a 10-4 lead in the top of the ninth, Wisniewski delivered a run-scoring double to cut the lead to 10-5. A Kossow sacrifice fly trimmed the lead to 10-6, and Marc Linger then singled to drive in another run to cut the lead to 10-7. The Vikings then loaded the bases, but T.J. Pierce got Robert Rashid to fly out to end the game.

In the nightcap, Ripon piled up 19 hits and got a complete game from Steven Blader. Blader allowed four hits, struck out 10 and walked one.

Bosquez went 5-for-5 and drove in three runs for Ripon. Nick Beaman had three hits and drove in five runs, and Dave McFarland had a pair of hits and four runs batted in.

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RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College baseball team tossed a no-hitter and a shutout on Saturday with 10-0 and 21-0 Midwest Conference wins over Lawrence University at Francis Field.

In the nightcap, Jason Wierschke didn’t allow a hit in seven innings. He struck out nine and walked three.

Nick Hughes led the Ripon offense by going 3-for-5 and driving in five runs.

In the opener, Kurt Roeder tossed a three-hit shutout for Ripon (13-14, 7-3 MWC). He struck out seven and walked two. Zach Bayreuther went 2-for-3 and Kyle Bosquez and Nick Beaman drove in two runs apiece for Ripon.

Alex Brewer had two of the three hits for Lawrence (2-25, 0-8).

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The St. Norbert College baseball team swept a Midwest Conference doubleheader from Lawrence University on Monday by the scores of 16-0 and 11-3 at Whiting Field.

In the opener, Josh Honzik tossed a one-hit shutout, and Garrick Fisher powered St. Norbert’s attack by going 4-for-5 and driving in five runs. The only hit Honzik allowed was Davide Harris’ second-inning double. Honzik struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter.

St. Norbert (10-10, 4-2 MWC) led 2-0 heading into the fifth but then exploded for eight runs. Fisher and Chris Hillesheim both hit two-run homers in the inning. The Green Knights added six more runs in the sixth, and Fisher hit a three-run homer in that inning.

The nightcap looked like it was going to be a slugfest after St. Norbert scored three times in the top of the first, and Lawrence added two runs in the bottom half of the inning against Bryan Stoppenbach.

Stoppenbach came out and threw one warmup pitch in the second before heading back to the dugout with an apparent injury. Kevin Nutley came in and tossed seven innings of one-run relief to pick up the win.

St. Norbert led 5-2 before breaking the game open with four runs in the fourth. The big hit in the inning was Matt Hannon’s two-run double.

Ryan Way led St. Norbert by going 3-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in, and Chad Ljunggren went 2-for-4 with four RBI.

Robert Rashid and Sam Kossow both went 2-for-4 for the Vikings (2-23, 0-6), and Kossow drove in a pair of runs.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Butler University baseball team swept a nonconference doubleheader from Lawrence University on Sunday by the scores of 11-0 and 14-3 at Bulldog Park.

In the opener, Jared Wagoner and Brian Padove combined on a three-hit shutout. Four Bulldogs picked up two hits apiece, and Luke Duncan Patrick Guinane both drove in three runs as Butler piled up 13 hits.

Butler (15-16) broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the bottom of the third and then pulled away with four runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth.

Freshman Brian King pitched the first four innings and took the loss.

In the nightcap, Butler jumped on the Vikings (2-21) with five runs in the first inning. The Bulldogs scored in every inning but the second and collected 13 hits.

Guinane, Aaron Eckhardt and Griffin Richeson had two hits apiece for Butler. Mike Hernandez pitched the first six innings to pick up the win.

Luke Barthelmess had two of Lawrence’s seven hits. The Vikings scored all three of their runs in the sixth as Eric Bohling, Gene Shipanik and Phil Wisniewski all drove in runs for Lawrence.

Chad Skaer pitched the first three innings and took the loss.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Two pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Butler University baseball team downed Lawrence University 7-0 in a nonconference game Saturday at Bulldog Park.

Dom Silvestri worked seven innings to pick up the win. He allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked two. Brad Schnitzer pitched two innings of hitless relief.

Robert Rashid went 2-for-3 with a double and was on base three times for the Vikings (2-19). Lawrence’s only other hit came from Alex Brewer.

Patrick Guinane went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to power the attack for Butler (13-16). Grant Fillipitch was 3-for-5 and scored a pair of runs for the Bulldogs.

Butler did all its damage in the third and fourth innings. The Bulldogs broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the third and then scored four times in the fourth.

Andrew Wilt went the distance and took the loss for the Vikings.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee School of Engineering baseball team collected 13 hits and went on to a 13-3 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Wednesday at Henry Aaron Field.

Wes Stasik went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for the Raiders (5-15), and Jacob Roberts was 2-for-4 and drove in four runs. Ben Hansen pitched five innings, allowing five hits, striking out three and walking four to earn the win.

Luke Barthelmess and Robert Rashid both had two hits to lead the Vikings (2-18). John Doran was the starter and took the loss. Doran pitched 1.2 innings, allowed five hits, walked five and struck out one.

The Vikings got on the board first by scoring three times in the top of the first. Barthelmess had a run-scoring single in the inning, and Davide Harris drove in another run with a ground out.

MSOE tied the game with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, with Roberts picking up a two-run single. The Raiders then took the lead with a pair of runs in the second, and Stasik had a RBI double in that inning.

Roberts had a two-run single in the fourth to give MSOE a 7-3 lead, and the Raiders pulled away with four more runs in the fifth. The big blow in the fifth was Derek Jordan’s two-run single. MSOE finished the scoring with two more runs in the sixth.

The Beloit College baseball team took a pair of Midwest Conference games from Lawrence University on Tuesday by the scores of 14-2 and 17-6 at Whiting Field.

Beloit (12-6, 4-0 MWC) hit five home runs in the doubleheader, including a grand slam.

Mike Kovach went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead Beloit in the opener. Andrew Edwards went the distance, allowing seven hits, striking out two and walking two, to pick up the win.

The Bucs broke open a scoreless game by putting up five runs in the top of the third. The big blow in the inning was Kovach’s two-run homer.

Beloit led 6-0 when the Vikings (2-17, 0-4) got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Phil Wisniewski and Alex Brewer both had run-scoring singles in the inning to trim the lead to 6-2.

Beloit then scored three times in the fifth and sixth to break the game open. The Bucs scored two more times in the seventh when the game ended by the run rule.

Brian King pitched five innings, allowing 10 hits, walking five and striking out one, and took the loss.

In the nightcap, Lawrence took an early lead, but the Bucs scored 13 runs over a three-inning stretch to pull away. Kovach went 4-for-4, and Jordan Jaenicke and Jake Tresemer drove in four runs apiece for Beloit.

Beloit scored three times in the top of the first, but Lawrence led 4-3 after one inning. Davide Harris delivered a two-run single and Michael Baldino added a run-scoring single in the inning for the Vikings.

Both team scored a run in the second, and the Vikings increased their lead to 6-4 in the third on Chad Skaer’s sacrifice fly.

Beloit then scored five times in the fourth with Jaenicke hitting a grand slam that was just inside the left field foul pole to give the Bucs a 9-6 lead.

The Bucs increased that lead to 12-6 with three runs in the fifth. Beloit then put the game away five more runs in the sixth, and Tresemer belted a three-run homer in the inning.

Luke Barthelmess went 2-for-4 in the nightcap for the Vikings, and Harris drove in a pair of runs.

Dan Salzbrenner threw 3.2 innings of relief and took the loss. Aaron Bushur threw three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.

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