AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The Martin Luther College baseball battled, but could not come away with a win on their final day of competition in Florida as King's College took both games of a doubleheader by the scores of 10-5 and 7-5 on Monday.

King's 10, MLC 5

MLC held an early lead, but could not overcome a bad third inning in a 10-5 loss in game one.

The Knights took a 3-1 lead in the second inning thanks to run-scoring hits by Elijah Henning and Jonas Lindemann, but the Monarchs responded with six runs in the third inning helped by three straight two-out base hits that plated four of the six runners.

MC added two runs in the fourth on two more hits by Henning and Lindemann, but the deficit was too much to overcome.

Michael Fromm (0-2) started the game and pitched five innings for the Knights, allowing all 10 runs (seven earned) on 11 hits. Mason Cox also added two hits and one stolen base in defeat.

King's 7, MLC 5

The Knights were unable to hold on to a late lead in a 7-5 defeat in game two.

The two teams traded runs early and entered the sixth inning tied 4-4. In the top of the sixth, the Knights took a 5-4 lead following an RBI walk by Jordan Ramirez that scored Reagan Moore, but the Monarchs would answer.

After three scoreless innings, King's finally got to MLC reliever Jonas Lindemann (0-1) in the bottom half of the sixth with three hits and a walk en route to three runs and a 7-5 lead.

MLC had one final at bat in the top of the seventh inning, but went down in order to end the game.

Cox and Moore led the hitters with two hits apiece. Moore and Jackson Lindemann each drove in two runs, while Cox and Zach Klement accounted for four of the Knights' five runs. 

MLC fell to 0-8 on the season with the two defeats. King's College improved to 2-1 with the sweep.

The Knights will take a break from games when they return back from their spring trip, with their next scheduled doubleheader coming on March 22 at Wartburg.