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Vikings sweep doubleheader from Finlandia

HANCOCK, Mich. — The Lawrence University baseball team recorded a nonconference doubleheader sweep of Finlandia University at Driving Park on Saturday.

Lawrence (8-12) won the opener 14-8 and took the nightcap 11-1.

In the first game, the Vikings piled up 11 hits and took advantage of six Finlandia errors.

Davide Harris went 3-for-4 and scored three runs to spark the Lawrence offense. Freshman Jake Gordon had one of the biggest games of his young career by going 3-for-4, scoring three runs and driving in four runs. Gordon hit his first career homer, a three-run blast in the fifth.

Gabe Henriques drove in three runs, including two with a homer in the fifth, and Sam Kossow drove in a pair for the Vikings.

The Vikings built a 12-1 lead through five innings in support of starter Davis Ogilvie. He went 4 1/3 innings, allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked seven to pick up the first win of his collegiate career.

Atley Gay went the distance and tossed a three-hitter to lead Lawrence to the victory in the nightcap. He struck out four and did not walk a batter to pick up his first collegiate victory.

The Vikings pounded out 18 hits against three Finlandia pitchers. Senior Eric Bohling went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs to pace the Vikings. Bohling smacked his first homer of the season, a three-run shot in the fourth.

Alex Brewer and Henriques both went 3-for-4, and Henriques and Gordon both drove in a pair of runs.

Lawrence led 6-0 before Finlandia (4-22) got a run in the bottom of the fourth, but the Vikings continued to pull away with two more runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh.

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Rutledge pitches Illinois College past Lawrence

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Erin Rutledge tossed a two-hitter as the Illinois College softball team downed Lawrence University 7-1 on Saturday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

Rutledge allowed only Alissa Geipel’s single in the fifth inning and Shannon Murray’s run-scoring double in the seventh. Rutledge struck out six and did not walk a batter.

Illinois College scored twice in the first, added three runs in the second and had single runs in the third and fifth innings. Kara Vance made the start and took the loss for Lawrence (6-15, 1-4 MWC).

Paige Cullison went 3-for-3, scored two runs and drove in three to pace the Lady Blues.

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Defensive miscues costly in loss to Knox

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team did not allow an earned run against Knox College on Saturday at the Midwest Conference Classic, but the Prairie Fire recorded a 6-2 victory.

Lawrence (6-14, 1-3 MWC) committed five errors in the contest, including two in the opening inning. Knox scored five times in the first and led 5-1 after the opening frame.

Brittney Price went 3-for-3 and Jenna Butler was 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for Knox. Coley LaChance went 2-for-4 and drove in both runs for the Vikings.

Amber Eisha went the distance and got the win for Knox. Liz Barthels pitched the first two innings for the Vikings and took the loss.

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Murray fires no-hitter as Vikings blank Grinnell

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Lawrence University’s Shannon Murray fired a no-hitter in a 12-0 win over Grinnell College on Saturday in the opening game of the Midwest Conference Classic.

Murray struck out seven and did not walk a batter in the five-inning contest. It was the second career no-hitter for the junior from Lawrenceville, Ga., who also tossed a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Alverno College on April 1, 2010. This is the third no-hitter in Lawrence history.

Murray allowed only two runners in the contest. She hit a batter in the first, and the Pioneers had a runner reach base on an error in the fourth.

Murray, Cathy Kaye and Coley LaChance all had two hits for the Vikings. Alex Chiodo drove in a game-high three runs for the Vikings and Murray drove in a pair.

Murray got all the offense she would need when the Vikings scored three times in the first. Kaye led off the inning with a homer, Murray had a run-scoring double and Alissa Geipel added a run-scoring single in the frame.

Lawrence added a run in the second and then scored eight times in the bottom of the fourth. The big hit in the inning was Chiodo’s three-run, bases-loaded triple.

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Larson breaks season wins mark in shutout of Concordia

Lawrence University women’s tennis star Beth Larson broke one school record on Saturday, and the Vikings tied another in a 9-0 nonconference victory over Concordia (Wis.) University on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

Larson, Lawrence’s No. 1 singles player, beat Concordia’s Meagan Harrington 6-3, 6-2, to record her 22nd victory of the season. That breaks the record of 21 set by Linda Tomtshak in 1985.

Larson, who broke Lawrence’s career wins record last month, also teamed with Christina Schaupp for an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles.

Lawrence (13-7) picked up its 13th dual meet victory of the season and that ties the mark set by the Vikings in 2005 and 2008.

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St. Norbert rallies for pair of wins against Vikings

DE PERE, Wis. — The St. Norbert College softball team rallied for wins in both games to record a Midwest Conference doubleheader sweep of Lawrence University on Wednesday at Mel Nicks Field.

The Green Knights scored eight times in the fifth and went on to a 9-3 victory in the opener, and St. Norbert scored five times in the sixth and posted a 5-2 win in the nightcap.

In the opener, St. Norbert (9-11, 4-0 MWC) picked up 16 hits against Lawrence starter Shannon Murray. Steph Brunette led St. Norbert by going 3-for-4 and scoring three runs.

Murray went 2-for-3 for Lawrence (5-13, 0-2), which was limited to five hits against Shannen Schmidt.

Lawrence built a 3-1 lead with single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings. Brielle Bartes had a run-scoring single in the second and picked up a sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Vikings got the run in the fifth on Murray’s RBI double.

The Green Knights finally broke through in the fifth and scored eight times on eight hits in the inning. Abby Gildernick hit a three-run homer in the inning, and Morgan Buboltz added a two-run shot in the frame.

Lawrence built a 2-0 lead in the nightcap by scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Cathy Kaye picked up a run-scoring double in the fifth, and Murray blasted a solo homer to put the Vikings up 2-0 in the sixth.

St. Norbert then struck for five runs in the bottom of the sixth with four hits and the Green Knights took advantage of two Lawrence errors. The big hit in the inning was Brunette’s two-run single, and Brunette finished 3-for-3 in the game.

Murray went the distance in the nightcap and took the loss. She also went 3-for-3 at the plate to pace the Lawrence offense. Morgan Rusch went the distance and got the win for St. Norbert.

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Vikings sweep doubleheader from MSOE

The Lawrence University baseball team got solid pitching and used an opportunistic offense to record a nonconference doubleheader sweep from the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Wednesday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence (6-12) won the opener 8-5 and took the nightcap 6-4.

In the opener, Gabe Henriques went 3-for-3 and Tanner DeBettencourt drove in three runs for the Vikings. Joel Birch went 2-for-4, and Birch and Eric Bohling drove in two runs apiece.

Freshman pitcher Kelton Jenkins made the start and picked up his first career victory. Jenkins pitched six innings, allowed six hits, struck out two and walked four. Freshman Atley Gay worked out of a jam in the seventh to record his first career save.

Lawrence jumped on MSOE (3-21) by scoring five times in the bottom of the first. Lawrence had four hits in the inning but took advantage of two big MSOE errors. Birch had a run-scoring single to start the scoring, but the big blow was DeBettencourt’s three-run bases-clearing double.

Lawrence led 6-1 when Michael Ricciardi hit a grand slam in the fifth to slice the lead to 6-5.

The Vikings came right back and scored twice in the bottom of the sixth. MSOE had another error to start that inning, and the Vikings made the Raiders pay again. Bohling had a run-scoring groundout, and Birch had another run-scoring single to push the lead to 8-5. Both of the runs in that inning were unearned.

Gay hit a batter and gave up a single in the seventh, but he got Ricciardi to hit into a fielder’s choice and then induced Adam Vlaj to fly out to end the game.

In the nightcap, Henriques went 2-for-2, scored three runs and drove in a pair to pace the Lawrence offense. Davide Harris went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of run for the Vikings. Bohling had one hit in the nightcap and drove in three runs.

Freshman pitcher Andrew Doares made the start and picked up his first career win. Doares went 5 1/3 innings, allowed nine hits, struck out one and walked one. Alex Brewer got the final five outs for his second save of the season.

Lawrence jumped on the Raiders for a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Harris singled and Henriques walked to start the frame, and both runners moved up on a double steal. A throwing error on the play allowed Harris to score, and Henriques came in on Bohling’s sacrifice fly.

Lawrence made it 4-0 in the third, and it was Harris and Henriques who got the rally going again. Harris got a one-out single, and Henriques followed with a triple to make it 3-0. Henriques then scored on Bohling’s groundout for a 4-0 lead.

MSOE cut the lead in half with two runs in the top of the fifth, but the Vikings struck for two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Jake Gordon walked to start the inning, and he scored on Henriques’ double to push the lead to 5-2. Bohling followed with a double in the left field corner to score Henriques and put the Vikings up 6-4.

MSOE added two more runs in the sixth, but Brewer came on to strike out Walter Ziller and got James Heinritz to hit into a fielder’s choice to limit the damage. Brewer then worked a perfect seventh to complete the save.

Lawrence returns to action with four nonconference games at Finlandia University on Saturday and Sunday.

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Vikings shut out Rock Valley

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 shutout of Rock Valley College on Saturday on the Wangerin Courts at UW-Whitewater.

A pair of Lawrence players didn’t drop a game en route to singles victories. Playing at No. 4 singles, Lawrence’s Cooper Smith beat Dustin Novacek 6-0, 6-0, and the Vikings’ Craig Sherwood routed Joseph Delaughter 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.

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Warhawks down Lawrence

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-Whitewater men’s tennis team posted an 8-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Wangerin Courts.

Lawrence’s lone victory against the Warhawks came at No. 1 singles where Jason Dunn defeated Byron Balkin 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).

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