DULUTH, Minn. - The Martin Luther College baseball team opened conference play with a pair of 11-1 losses at St. Scholastica on Friday.
CSS 11, MLC 1 (8 innings)
The Saints took advantage of 11 free passes from MLC pitchers on the way to an 11-1 win in game one.
Dillon Solomon (0-3) allowed only two hits in six innings, but walked eight CSS hitters on the way to four runs allowed.Â
MLC trailed only 4-1 after six innings thanks to an RBI-single from
Jonas Lindemann, but the Saints responded with five runs off MLC reliever
Andrew Mantz in the seventh inning, and then added two more off
Callahan Diersen in the eighth to secure the win.
Matt Baehman led the Knights with two hits.
CSS 11, MLC 1 (7 innings)
CSS finished the sweep with an 11-1 win in game two.
Free passes were once again an issue for MLC pitchers as
Matt Baehman (1-2) and
Adam Kock combined to walk nine batters. Baehman started the game and allowed five runs on three hits in four innings, while Kock finished the game in relief and allowed six runs (five earned) in 2.1 innings.
Solomon drove in the team's lone run with an RBI-double in the sixth inning, and also led the team with two hits.
MLC fell to 2-14 on the season and 0-2 in UMAC play following the two losses. CSS improved to 9-8 overall and 2-0 in league play with the sweep.
The Knights will return to action on Wednesday, April 10, when they host North Central in the team's home opener. First pitch of that doubleheader is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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