WINTER GARDEN, Fla. - The Martin Luther College baseball team split its doubleheader against Medaille College on Saturday, winning game one 5-2 before losing game two 10-5.

MLC 5, Medaille 2

Senior Adam Kock threw a complete game gem to lead the Knights to a 5-2 win in game one.

Kock (1-0) overcame a tough start in which he allowed two runs in the first three innings to shut down the Mavericks the rest of the way. Kock allowed only the two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out seven in the win.

The Knights trailed 1-0 after two innings, but erupted for four runs in the third inning to take the lead. Jonas Lindemann started the scoring with an RBI groundout, and Tyler Roecker and Caleb Christopher each added run-scoring singles later in the frame. 

After Medaille scored once in the bottom of the third inning, Christopher hit a sacrifice fly that scored Luke Willems to add the insurance run the Knights were looking for on the way to the win.

Medaille 10, MLC 5

The Mavericks were able to salvage a split with a 10-5 win in game two.

Medaille started the scoring with a pair of runs in the first inning following four walks by MLC starting pitcher Tyler Roecker (0-1), and then added two more off Roecker in the third inning. Noah Panzer came in relief in the fourth inning and allowed one run in his first two frames before running into trouble in the sixth. Branden Mueller threw the final 1.2 innings in relief and allowed one run.

The MLC bats were silent until Willems drove in Aaron Roeseler in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Knights rallied for four runs in the seventh and final inning, but could not erase the big deficit. Wade Shult, Andrew Mantz and Christopher each drove in runs in the rally.

MLC moved to 1-3 following the split. Medaille opened its season with a record of 1-1.

The Knights will return to action tomorrow (Sunday, March 8) when they take on Cazenovia in a doubleheader scheduled to start at 3 p.m. in Auburndale, Fla.