The Riverland baseball team beat Western Wisconsin Tech 6-5 in the opener of a doubleheader but lost the nightcap 5-3 in Riverland Thursday.

The Blue Devils (27-10 overall) tallied 11 hits in their win, but had just five hits in the loss.

“Their first pitcher threw real hard, then they brought out a kid who threw real slow and we couldn’t adjust to it,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said.

RCC freshman Michael Knutson, who is from Jefferson, Wis., went 5-for-7 with two doubles on the day.

WWT 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 — 5 5 1

RCC 4 0 0 2 0 0 X — 6 11 1

RCC pitching: Jon Mittag (W) 5 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 ER, 3 K, HBP; Brady Klingfus (S), 2 IP, 0 R

RCC hitting: Donte Bledsoe, 3-for-4, 2 R; Michael Knutson, 3-for-3, 2 doubles, RBI, 3 R; Matt Boswell, 1-for-4, R; Braeden Hunkins, 1-for-3, 2 RBIs, SB, BB, R; Tyler Krekling, 1-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 SB; Aaron Palmer, 1-for-3, double; Chris May, 0-for-2; Jason Kezman, 0-for-2, RBI, BB; Jamie Adams, 1-for-3

WWT 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 — 5 7 1

RCC 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 — 3 5 1

RCC pitching: Cody Meyer (L), 6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 K, 2 HBP; Dallas Coleman, 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 ER; Preston Higbe, 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 K

RCC hitting: Bledsoe, 1-for-4; Knutson, 2-for-4, 2 R; Boswell, 1-for-2, R, 2 BBs; Victor Claudio, 0-for-1, BB; Hunkins, 1-for-1, double, 2 RBIs, BB; Krekling, 0-for-3, SB; May, 0-for-1; Mike Tindal, 0-for-1