The Lawrence University men’s tennis team routed Illinois College 9-0 in a nonconference match on Friday at the Lawrence Courts.
The Vikings (5-12) did not drop a set on their way to the shutout victory. Caleb Ray posted the most impressive victory of the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. He also teamed with Jeremy Andereck for a victory at No. 2 doubles.
Freshman Bile Ali earned his first collegiate singles victory with a 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6.
The Lawrence University softball team rallied from a three-run deficit to take a 4-3 win in the nightcap and split a Midwest Conference doubleheader with St. Norbert College on Wednesday at Whiting Field. St. Norbert won the opener 8-0.
Gaelen Lombard-Knapp hit a three-run homer in the nightcap for Lawrence (11-14, 4-5 MWC), and Emily Perish pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to get the win.
St. Norbert (15-14, 8-3) grabbed a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning of the second game. Abby Van Straten had a two-run single, and Jessica Kropp had a run-scoring double in the inning.
Lawrence then tied it in the bottom half of the fourth. Alissa Geipel started the inning with a double and Shannon Murray followed with a walk. After a fielder’s choice ground out, Lombard-Knapp blasted a three-run homer, her second of the season, to tie the game at 3-3.
Lawrence then grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Katie Simonsen started the rally with a one-out double. After a sacrifice bunt moved Simonsen to third, Geipel lined a single to right field to score Simonsen and give the Vikings a 4-3 lead.
Perish then worked around a single and an error in the sixth to keep the Green Knights from tying the game.
St. Norbert threatened again in the seventh when Brittany Narges hit a one-out triple. With the infield playing in, Kayla Krueger grounded to shortstop Cory Paquette, who threw home to cut down Narges trying to score. Lombard-Knapp then fired back to Diduch and tagged out Krueger, who was trying to advance to second, to end the game.
Geipel and Diduch both went 2-for-3 for the Vikings in the nightcap.
Krueger, who allowed six hits, struck out five and walked one in going the distance, took the loss for St. Norbert.
In the opener, the Green Knights got a great pitching performance from Kari Corbeille, who tossed a one-hit shutout. The only hit she allowed was was Cathy Kaye’s lead-off single in the bottom of the first.
Kropp went 2-for-4, homered and drove in three runs in the opener. Narges also went 2-for-4 and hit a home run, and Ashtin Schmechel was 2-for-3 with a homer and drove in two runs.
Murray went the distance and took the loss for Lawrence. She allowed 13 hits, struck out four and did not walk a batter.
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.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Rose Tepper and Sam Stevens both won events for the Lawrence University track and field team on Sunday at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Relays.
Tepper, a national qualifier indoors in 2011, won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4.25 inches. She also placed 11th in the javelin. The Lawrence women finished seventh in the team standings with 31 points.
Stevens grabbed first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.78. The Lawrence men also got top-five finishes from Dan Thoresen, who grabbed third in the 1,500, and M. Jay Bouska, who was fourth in the high jump.
The Lawrence men finished fourth in the team standings with 47 points.
SUSSEX, Wis. — The Lawrence University golf team took home a seventh-place finish Sunday at the Carroll University Invitational.
John Pechan paced the Vikings with an 85 at Ironwood Golf Course to finish tied for 20th. Jon Mays and Zach Joseph both shot 88 to tie for 26th. Nathan Fearing shot 93 to finish 33rd.
Carthage College won the title with a team score of 308, and Lawrence shot 354. Carroll’s Sam Luedtke shot 73 to win the individual title.
NEW BERLIN, Wis. — The Carroll University men’s tennis team posted a 6-3 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday. The Vikings posted wins by Jason Dunn and No. 1 singles and Caleb Ray at No. 2 singles and picked up a win at No. 2 doubles.
Carroll University 6, Lawrence University 3
Apr 17, 2011 at New Berlin, Wis. (Moorland Park Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Jason Dunn (LU) def. Rasmussen, Kevin (CU) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 2. Caleb Ray (LU) def. Zellner, Matt (CU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9) |
| 3. Silseth, John (CU) def. Max Zlevor (LU) 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8) |
| 4. Joost, Matt (CU) def. Jeremy Andereck (LU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Giuffre, Frankie (CU) def. Roy Wimer (LU) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 6. Porter, Cody (CU) def. Bile Ali (LU) 6-1, 6-4 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Zellner, Matt/Rasmussen, Kevin (CU) def. Jason Dunn/Max Zlevor (LU) 8-4 |
| 2. Caleb Ray/Jeremy Andereck (LU) def. Silseth, John/Joost, Matt (CU) 8-6 |
| 3. Giuffre, Frankie/Porter, Cody (CU) def. Bile Ali/Roy Wimer (LU) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Lawrence University 4-12 (0-1) |
| Carroll University 13-6 (1-0) |
CHICAGO, Ill. — Julie Devine drove in six runs to lead the Elmhurst College softball team to a 12-0 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday at the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field.
Elmhurst (10-17) jumped on the Vikings early. The Bluejays scored four times in the first, and Devine had a three-run double in the inning.
Elmhurst then pulled away by scoring seven times in the second. Devine belted a three-run homer in the second.
Lindsay Nauman went the distance for Elmhurst. She allowed three hits, struck out six and walked five.
Emily Perish took the loss for Lawrence (10-13). She gave up 11 hits and walked four.
CHICAGO, Ill. — Carli Gurholt blasted a grand slam in the seventh inning, but the Lawrence University softball team dropped a 6-4 nonconference decision to the University of Chicago on Sunday at Stagg Field.
Chicago (17-8) scored five times in the first and led 6-0 heading into the top of the seventh.
Lawrence (10-12) loaded the bases in the seventh on a fielder’s choice and a pair of singles. Gurholt then smacked a two-out grand slam to cut the lead to 6-4 but that’s where the rally ended.
Cathy Kaye and Alissa Geipel, who were both aboard when Gurholt homered, both went 2-for-4 to pace the Vikings.
Sarah Neuhaus went the distance for Chicago and allowed eight hits while striking out seven and walking two. Shannon Murray pitched the entire game for Lawrence and took the loss.
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.
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.
