Blue Devil baseball team wins two of three in Tuscon, Ariz.

Published 7:43 pm Monday, March 7, 2016

The Riverland Community College baseball team won two out of three games over the weekend in Tuscon, Ariz.

The Blue Devils (3-1 overall) beat Marian College 13-6, they lost 4-3 to Mayville State JV in nine innings and they beat Mile City 8-4.

The loss to Mayville came on a walk off in the ninth inning and the Blue Devils had allowed Mayville to force extra innings by committing a costly error in the sixth. Overall, RCC head coach Scott Koenigs is pleased with how his team has played so far.

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“We’ve made some really good plays and we’ve had some really good at bats,” Koenigs said. “Our top four starting pitchers have all pitched tremendously well.”

RCC 13, Marian College 6

RCC pitching: Alex Roosen (W) 4 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 4 R, 1 ER, 7 K; Sam Bozyk, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K; Francisco Colon, 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER

RCC hitting: Mairion Brunken, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, R; Zach Schwieters, 1-for-2, RBI, SB, 2 R, BB; Alex Roosen, 2-for-3, 2 triples, 2 R; Bozyk, 1-for-1, R; Omar Colon, 1-for-2, R, BB; Brendan Dye, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, R; Risandro Pastor, 2-for-3, double, 3 RBIs, BB, 2 R; Kelvin Llanos, 1-for-4, RBI, SB; Josean Matos, 2-for-3, 3 R, BB; Wilver Mercedes, 1-for-1, triple, RBI; Carlos Torres, 0-for-2, RBI

Mayville State JV 4, RCC 3

RCC pitching: Xavier Ocasio, 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 R, 1 ER, 9 K; Alexis Laureano, 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 R

RCC hitting: Brunken, 1-for-5; Schwieters, 0-for-2, R, SB, HBP, BB; Colon, 0-for-3, BB; Dye, 1-for-3, double, BB; Gedeon Engelhardt, 1-for-1, double, RBI

RCC 8, Miles City 4

RCC pitching: Brandon Hodson (W) 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, 7 K; M; Brunken, 1/3 IP

RCC hitting: Grunken, 1-for-3, R, BB; Schwieters, 3-for-3, triple, 3 R, BB; Alex Roosen, 1-for-3, double, R, BB, HBP; Colon, 1-for-4, 2 RBIs, R; Dye, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, R, BB; Pastor, 2-for-4, double, triple, 2 RBIs, Torres, 1-for-3