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Shipanik shuts down Marian as Vikings rally late for victory

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team got a run in the bottom of the sixth to break a tie, and Gene Shipanik tossed five innings of scoreless relief as the Vikings beat Marian University 2-1 on Thursday in a nonconference game at Whiting Field.

Game two of the scheduled doubleheader was rained out.

It was the first collegiate victory for Shipanik, who took over for starter Drew Doares in the top of the third. Shipanik went five innings, allowed five hits, struck out one and walked two.

Davide Harris and Gabe Henriques paced the Lawrence offense with two hits apiece, and Aaron Benz drove in both runs for the Vikings (10-21).

Marian (18-14) scored its lone run of the contest in the top of the first, but Lawrence answered in the bottom half of the inning. Harris started the inning with an infield single, and Henriques followed with another single. After both runners stole a base, Benz’s groundout scored Harris to tie the game at 1-1.

The score stayed that way until the bottom of the sixth when Gabe Warshaw led off the inning with a single. He moved to second on Harris’ sacrifice bunt, and Henriques followed with a single to put runners at the corners. Benz then perfectly executed the suicide squeeze to score Warshaw and put Lawrence up 2-1.

Shipanik then worked a perfect seventh to complete the win.

Rain then moved in quickly and the second game was called after the field became saturated.

Lawrence wraps up its home schedule on Saturday when the Vikings host Carroll University.

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MSOE takes two from Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — The Milwaukee School of Engineering baseball team limited Lawrence University to only seven hits and swept a nonconference doubleheader on Wednesday at Whiting Field.

The Raiders (15-17) won the opener 3-1 and took the nightcap 8-5.

In the first game, Luke Yogerst went six innings and gave up only three hits to pick up the win. Mike Bergstrom pitched the seventh for the save.

Derek Jordan went 3-for-3 and scored two runs in the opener for MSOE, and Nick Jablonski drove in a pair of runs.

MSOE got single runs in the first and third off Lawrence starter Kelton Jenkins and then added an insurance run in the fifth. Lawrence (9-21) scored its only run in the bottom of the first on Sam Kossow’s RBI single.

Jenkins pitched the first three innings and took the loss.

In the nightcap, the Raiders piled up 13 hits against five Lawrence pitchers. Ben Falls went the first six innings and allowed only three hits to pick up the win.

MSOE scored twice in the first on two-run homer by Walt Ziller and then added another run in the second, three more in the third and single runs in the fourth and sixth. Josh Hein went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for MSOE and Jake Hilgendorf drove in three runs.

The Vikings closed in on MSOE in the third on Aaron Benz’s two-run single that trimmed the lead to 6-3. Lawrence added two more runs in the seventh to cut the lead to 8-5. Lawrence had the bases loaded when Bergstrom came in and got the final out to record his second save of the day.

Lawrence returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Marian University in a nonconference doubleheader.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Olsson, Pino tie for sixth at St. Norbert Invitational

WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. — Anton Olsson and Rudi Pino tied for sixth place to lead the Lawrence University golf team at the St. Norbert College Invitational on Sunday.

Olsson and Pino both finished with a 36-hole score of 155 on the par-72 layout at Royal St. Patrick’s Golf Links. Olsson carded rounds of 79 and 76 and Pino shot 80 and 75.

Lawrence finished with team scores of 334 and 317 to finish at 651, which was good for sixth place.

Michael Vaubel finished tied for 31st at 170, and Fabian Sivnert was tied for 35th at 174.

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Vikings sweep Ripon to secure MWC Tournament berth

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball team swept Ripon College on Sunday and earned a berth in the Midwest Conference Tournament in the process.

Lawrence (19-13, 7-7 MWC) won the opener 3-1 and took the nightcap 4-2.

The Vikings will be the No. 2 seed from the North Division when the tournament begins Friday. St. Norbert College won the North Division and will host the tournament. This is Lawrence’s first appearance in the MWC Tournament since the Vikings went five consecutive seasons from 2002-06.

Lawrence entered Sunday’s play knowing it needed a sweep of the games to advance to the MWC Tournament, and the Vikings got a standout pitching performance in the opener. Shannon Murray tossed a four-hit shutout, striking out four and walking one.

Murray went 2-for-3 and drove in a run and Anna Wawiorka also picked up a pair of hits for the Vikings.

The Vikings got on the board with an unearned run in the third. After Cathy Kaye reached on error and moved to second on the play, she scored on Murray’s single to put Lawrence up 1-0.

The Vikings added two more runs in the fourth for a 3-0 edge. Taylor Dodson got things stared with a walk and pinch-runner Gaelen Lombard-Knapp then scored on Cory Paquette’s double. After an error put sunners at the corners, Kaye singled to score Paquette.

Murray then shut Ripon (11-17, 5-9) down, retiring the Red Hawks in order in teh sixth and seventh to secure the victory.

In the nightcap, Murray and Kara Vance combined to hold off the Red Hawks. Murray made the start and went three-plus innings. Vance came on in relief to stop what could have been a big inning in the fourth.

Lawrence had taken a 3-0 in the top half of the inning when Dodson singled with the bases loaded. Mary Diduch and Alex Chiodo scored and a Ripon error allowed Alissa Geipel to also score on the play.

Ripon got two hits off Murray in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead to 3-1 when Vance came in. Another run scored on a groundout, and the Vikings led 3-2.

Lawrence got a run back in the top of the fifth when Kaye singled and later scored on Murray’s single to push the lead to 4-2.

After Vance gave up a two-out single in the seventh, Murray came back in to pitch and got a popup to end the game.

Murray went 3-for-4 in the nightcap and drove in a run. Dodson and Kaye both had two hits and Dodson drove in a pair of runs.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Vikings sweep top three spots in 10k at UW-Whitewater

WHITEWATER, Wis. — Jamie Brisbois led a 1-2-3 finish by the Lawrence University track team in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Alternative on Saturday at UW-Whitewater.

Brisbois won the event in 34:45.31 and was followed by teammates Kyle Dockery (35:06.57) and Jonah Laursen (35:46.02).

Other top finishers for the Lawrence men were: the 1,6oo relay team (second, 3:49.54), the 400 relay team (third, 45.80) and JP Ranumas (third, 110 hurdles, 15.74).

The top finisher for the Lawrence women was Clare Bruning, who grabbed third in the 10,000 in 43:31.24.

Results

Sherwood takes second to pace Vikings in singles competition at MWC Championships

MADISON, Wis. — Craig Sherwood took second place at No. 4 singles to pace the Lawrence University men’s tennis team during the singles portion of the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Sherwood, who took second at No. 5 singles as freshman in 2012, lost to Grinnell College’s C.J. Ray 6-3, 6-3 in the championship match. Sherwood had reached the title match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Illinois College’s Caleb Brown in the quarterfinals and a 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 win over Marco Franco of Monmouth College in the semifinals.

In the other flights, Cooper Smith lost to eventual champion John Adams of Lake Forest College in the championship semifinals at No. 1 singles. Jason Dunn lost in the championship quarterfinals at No. 2 but came back to win the consolation final, defeating Walter Palmer of Knox College 8-5.

Max Zlevor lost in the championship quarterfinals at No. 3 and was then eliminated in the consolation first round. At No. 5, freshman Brian DeCorte reached the championship semifinals before falling to Carroll University’s Frank Giuffre. Jeremy Andereck also reached the championship semifinals before losing to eventual champion Charlie Wilhelm of Grinnell.

Lawrence, which is assured of second place in the championships based on its finish the MWC Team Tournament, wraps up play this season in the doubles competition on Sunday.

Results

Lawrence picks up critical doubleheader sweep against Carroll

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball team picked up a critical Midwest Conference doubleheader sweep of Carroll University on Saturday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence (17-13, 5-7 MWC) topped the Pioneers (12-22, 8-6) 3-1 in the opener, and the Vikings got a 3-1 victory in the nightcap.

The Vikings need a sweep of their doubleheader at Ripon College on Sunday to secure a berth in the four-team MWC Tournament next weekend.

Shannon Murray went the distance for Lawrence in the opener and allowed just one unearned run in the second inning. She gave up seven hits, struck out two and walked one. Taylor Steinhilber took the loss for Carroll.

Carroll led 1-0 when Lawrence grabbed the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third. The Vikings had runners at second and third with one out when Murray’s groundout scored Tierney Duffy to tie the game. Anna Wawiorka followed with a double to score Savanna Marsicek and the Vikings led 2-1.

Lawrence manufactured a run in the fifth using Cathy Kaye’s speed. Kaye was at first when Marsicek laid down a sacrifice bunt. Kaye was streaking toward third on the play, and first baseman Chrstine Roggemann threw the ball away at third. Kaye scored on the play, and Lawrence led 3-1.

Murray worked around a lead-off single in the sixth and set the side down in order in the seventh to secure the win.

In the nightcap, Murray escaped a huge jam in the seventh to secure the victory.

The Vikings grabbed an early 2-0 lead on Murray’s run-scoring single in the first and Cory Paquette’s inside-the-park homer in the third. After Carroll cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth, the Vikings got the run back on Taylor Dodson’s RBI single in the bottom half of the inning.

Murray came in for starter Kara Vance in the top of the sixth, and then had to shut down a Carroll rally in the seventh. Lawrence led 3-1 when Carroll took advantage of an error, a single and a wild pitch to put runners at second and third with one out. Murray then struck out Hannah Sanidas looking and Kelsey Uhlenbrauck swinging to seal the victory.

Vance went 5.1 innings to earn the victory, and Murray got her fifth save of the season. Roggemann took the loss despite allowing just five hits over six innings.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Nine-run inning helps Vikings to doubleheader split with Knox

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team exploded for nine runs in the sixth inning of the second game and went on to a win and a nonconference doubleheader split with Knox College on Saturday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence (9-19) rode the nine-run inning to a 12-1 victory in the nightcap after Knox (17-9) took the opener 12-6.

Davide Harris went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs for Lawrence in the nightcap. Freshman Tom Olson had a big bases-loaded, three-run triple, and Davis Ogilvie belted a two-run homer for the Vikings.

Ogilvie, Aaron Benz, and Jake Gordon all had two hits, and Gordon drove in a pair of runs.

Phil Clark went the distance to get the win for the Vikings. He allowed eight hits, struck out three and walked one. Jeremy Gogoel took the loss in relief for Knox.

The score was tied 1-1 heading to the bottom of the sixth when Ogilvie and Tanner DeBettencourt hit one-out singles. Gordon followed with a squeeze bunt single to score Ogilvie and break the tie. After a fly out, a catcher’s interference loaded the bases. Olson then belted the first pitch into the gap in right field to score all three runners and give Lawrence a 5-1 lead.

Harris, Gabe Henriques and Benz all followed with run-scoring singles and the Vikings were up 8-1. Ogilvie then blasted a two-run homer, his second of the season, to put the Vikings up 10-1.

Lawrence then won the game via the 10-run rule when Harris smacked a two-run double in the seventh.

In the opener, Knox jumped on starter Atley Gay early and led 9-1 after the top of the fourth. Lawrence countered with two runs in the fourth, two more in the sixth and another run in the seventh to cut the lead to 9-6. Knox tacked on three more runs in the top of the eighth to seal the victory.

Jackson White went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two runs batted in to pace Knox in the opener. Ryan Hoffman had two hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in five runs.

Benz and Gabe Warshaw both had three hits for the Vikings, and Henriques and Gordon had two hits apiece.

Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Marian University in a nonconference doubleheader.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Vikings fall to Grinnell in MWC championship match

MADISON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team fell to Grinnell College 5-0 in the Midwest Conference Tournament championship match on Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Lawrence, in search of its first conference championship since 1968, dropped all three doubles matches, and Grinnell closed out the victory with wins at Nos. 4 and 6 singles. Lawrence’s second-place finish in the conference is its best since taking second in 2003.

The Vikings earned a berth in the title match by beating Monmouth College 5-3 in the MWC Tournament semifinals on Friday morning. The Vikings trailed 2-1 after the doubles with Craig Sherwood and Brian DeCorte picking up the lone win for Lawrence.

Lawrence rebounded to win four of the six singles matches as the bottom half of the lineup dominated the Scots. Sherwood won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 and DeCorte was a 6-0, 6-4 winner at No. 5. Jeremy Andereck picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 6 for Lawrence. Cooper Smith completed the singles victories for Lawrence with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 1.

Lawrence tops Monmouth to reach conference championship match

MADISON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team will play for the Midwest Conference championship on Friday afternoon.

Lawrence (14-6) beat Monmouth College 5-3 in the MWC Tournament semifinals on Friday morning at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Lawrence will play defending conference champion Grinnell College at 1:30 p.m. Friday for the league title.

The Vikings trailed 2-1 after the doubles with Craig Sherwood and Brian DeCorte picking up the lone win for Lawrence.

Lawrence rebounded to win four of the six singles matches as the bottom half of the lineup dominated the Scots. Sherwood won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 4 and DeCorte was a 6-0, 6-4 winner at No. 5. Jeremy Andereck picked up a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 6 for Lawrence. Cooper Smith completed the singles victories for Lawrence with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 1.

Lawrence is in search of its first conference championship since 1968.

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