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Marsicek homer lifts Vikings past Babson

CLERMONT, Fla. — Freshman Savanna Marsicek hit her first collegiate home run to lift the Lawrence University softball team to a 2-1 victory over Babson College on Thursday at the National Training Center.

Marsicek broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth inning with a one-out inside-the-park homer to right field. Marsicek finished the game 2-for-2. Another rookie, outfielder Tierney Duffy, went 2-for-3 for the Vikings (5-4).

Shannon Murray went the distance to pick up the win for Lawrence. She allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one.

Lawrence took a 1-0 lead in the third after Marsicek reached on error after laying down a sacrifice bunt. Babson (4-5) later threw out lead runner Cory Paquette, but the Vikings got a single from Duffy and a run-scoring single from Murray to plate Marsicek.

The Beavers tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth when Catie Funk doubled and scored on Emily Morris’ double.

After the Vikings took the lead in the fifth, Murray allowed only a two-out walk in the fifth and a two-out double in the sixth.

Christina Miquel went the distance and took the loss for Babson. She gave up eight hits, struck out four and walked one.

Walk-off win gives Vikings doubleheader split with Bethany

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning of the nightcap on Wednesday to pick up a nonconference doubleheader split with Bethany (W.V.) College.

Lawrence (5-3) took the nightcap 2-1 in nine innings, and the Bison (2-6) won the opener 11-10.

Lawrence starter Atley Gay tossed eight shutout innings before Bethany got to reliever Dan Taylor in the ninth. A single and a two-out double gave the Bison a 1-0 lead.

Bethany brought in closer Brad Kubis but the Vikings got lead-off hitter Gabe Warshaw aboard on an error. After a sacrifice bunt, Gabe Henriques singled to score Warshaw and tie the game at 1-1.

Aaron Benz followed with a single to put runners at the corners, and Kubis then intentionally walked Tanner DeBettencourt to load the bases. Sam Kossow then singled past the drawn-in infield to score Henriques and win it for Lawrence.

Kossow finished 2-for-3, and Benz went 2-for-4. Davide Harris paced the Lawrence offense by going 3-for-3.

Bethany took a 6-0 lead in the first inning of the opener against Lawrence starter Brian King, who went 2.2 innings.

Lawrence grabbed the lead back with eight runs in the top of the second. The big blow for the Vikings was Davis Ogilvie’s grand slam, which also was his first collegiate home run. Lawrence pushed the lead to 10-6 in the top of the third when Benz hit his first collegiate homer, a two-run blast.

Bethany cut the lead to 10-9 with three runs in the bottom half of the third, and the Bison tied it at 10-10 with a run in the fifth.

The Bison won it in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Miles Link. An error, a single and an infield single loaded the bases with one out, and Chuck Ziants’ fly ball over the drawn-in outfield scored the winning run.

Phil Wisniewski paced the Lawrence offense by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and Harris went 2-for-5 and drove in a run. 

Lawrence wraps up its trip to Florida with a single game against Knox College on Thursday.

Lawrence shuts out Loggers

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University swept the singles matches on Wednesday and posted a 6-0 nonconference victory over the University of Puget Sound.

The doubles matches were not completed due to rain.

Cooper Smith, Max Zlevor and Craig Sherwood all won in straight sets. Smith beat Graham Baker 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1, Zlevor downed Daniel Deuel 6-2, 7-5 at No. 3 and Sherwood topped Jake Peterson 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4. Jason Dunn won at No. 2, Brian DeCorte was a winner at No. 5 and Jeremy Andereck won at No. 6.

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Vikings roll past Minnesota-Morris 14-1

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team scored in every inning but the first and rolled to a 14-1 nonconference victory over the University of Minnesota-Morris on Tuesday.

The Vikings (4-2) racked up 12 hits and rode the solid pitching of Kelton Jenkins for the victory. Jenkins went six innings, allowed five hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.

The Vikings were up 1-0 when they struck for four runs in the third. Gabe Henriques, who finished 2-for-4, smacked a two-run double in the inning as Lawrence pushed its lead to 5-0.

Minnesota-Morris (1-3) answered with an unearned run in the top of the fourth, but the Vikings countered with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to go up 7-1.

The Vikings then scored four more times in the fifth. Lawrence loaded the bases on a pair of singles and walk, and junior Aaron Benz cashed in. Benz belted a three-run double as Lawrence pushed its lead to 11-1 after five innings.

The Vikings then closed out the game via the run rule by scoring three more times in the sixth. Morris walked in a run, and the Vikings got a pair of infield singles to go up 14-1.

Freshman pitcher Miles Link came on in the seventh and struck out a pair to finish the game.

Lawrence offense comes alive in 9-2 win over Utica

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team pounded out 20 hits and rolled to a 9-2 nonconference win over Utica College on Tuesday.

Lawrence (3-2) had four players with three hits apiece. Phil Wisniewski went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs batted in. Joel Birch went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Davide Harris also went 3-for-5 with a double, and Gabe Henriques was 3-for-6 with a double.

Aaron Benz went 2-for-5 with a double and drove in two runs, and Sam Kossow was 2-for-4 for the Vikings.

Alex Brewer started and went 7.1 innings to pick up the win. He allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked two.

Lawrence got a run-scoring double from Benz in the first and run-scoring doubles from Birch and Tanner DeBettencourt in the second to build a 3-0 lead.

The Vikings tacked on a run in the fourth on Birch’s RBI single, and Lawrence broke the game open with four runs in the seventh. Kossow had a run-scoring single, and Wisniewski added a two-run double in the seventh as Lawrence took a 8-1 lead.

Joshua Webb pitched the first four innings and took the loss for Utica (0-3).

Kaye drives in six as Vikings rout Macalester

CLERMONT, Fla. — Cathy Kaye drove in six runs to lead the Lawrence University softball team to a 9-1 nonconference victory over Macalester College on Tuesday at the National Training Center.

The six runs batted in by Kaye, who finished 2-for-4, matches the second-highest game total in Lawrence history. The record of seven was set by Jenny Schmidt against Wisconsin Lutheran College back in 1990.

The game was tied at 1-1 heading to the bottom of the fourth when Lawrence (4-4) loaded the bases on two errors and a walk. Kaye then cleared the bases with a three-run double to give the Vikings a 4-1 edge.

The Vikings then ended the game with five runs in the fifth. Anna Wawiorka, who went 2-for-3, started the rally with a double. Alex Chiodo, who also went 2-for-3, followed with a single. Cory Paquette’s bunt single loaded the bases, and Katie Schumacher drew a bases-loaded walk to put Lawrence up 5-1.

After a passed ball scored another run, Savanna Marsicek walked to load the bases again. Kaye blasted another three-run double to give the Vikings a 9-1 lead to end the game on the eight-run rule.

Shannon Murray went the distance to pick up the win. She allowed six hits, struck out one and walked one. Alisha Barritt started and took the loss for Macalester (7-4).

Lakers top Lawrence 8-5

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Oswego State University softball team jumped out to a big lead and held on for an 8-5 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at the National Training Center.

The Lakers (3-6) jumped out to a 4-1 lead through three innings, but Lawrence freshman Katie Schumacher blasted her first collegiate homer, a solo shot, in the fourth to trim the margin to 4-2.

Oswego came right back and scored three times in the bottom of the fourth to knock out Lawrence starter Liz Barthels. She allowed seven runs on nine hits.

Lawrence (3-4) cut into the margin with three runs in the top of the sixth. Shannon Murray drove in a run in her only plate appearance of the game with a single in the sixth. Tierney Duffy also had a run-scoring single in the inning, and Jessica Demski drew a bases-loaded walk as the Vikings cut the margin to 7-5.

Oswego added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth in support of winner Alexis Nasca. She gave up six hits, struck out one and walked three.

Vikings fall to Calvin 6-3

ORLANDO, Fla. — Calvin College took two of the three doubles matches and went on to a 6-3 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Tuesday.

Lawrence’s one win in the doubles competition came at No. 1 where Jason Dunn and Max Zlevor defeated Preston Phillips and Philip Reinken 8-5.

Zlevor also picked up a victory at No. 3 singles when he defeated Reinken 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-4). Lawrence’s other singles victory came at No. 6 when Jeremy Andereck beat Tom Griffin 7-5, 7-5.

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Colorado College tops Vikings

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Colorado College men’s tennis team swept the singles competition and posted a 7-2 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Monday.

Lawrence (4-4) won both the Nos. 1 and 2 singles matches. Jason Dunn and Max Zlevor posted an 8-4 victory over Will Lindsay and Oliver Gunter at No. 1, and Cooper Smith and Jeremy Andereck were 8-4 winners of Robert Kasemodel and Jack Burger at No. 2.

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