Baseball: Blue Devils win 3 of 4 to start season

Published 7:55 pm Monday, March 6, 2017

The Riverland Community College baseball team won three of its first four games to start the season in Tuscon, Ariz.

The Blue Devils swept Presentation JV by scores of 14-0 and 11-3 Sunday and RCC lost to Miles Community College 3-2 in eight innings and beat Aurora University JV 5-1 Monday.

The Blue Devils (3-1 overall) hit five homers and scored 25 runs in the two games on Saturday, but they finished Monday with just 10 total hits and seven runs.

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“They had too easy of a time on Sunday and they were humbled today,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “Baseball is a humbling game.”

RCC had led MCC 2-1, but it allowed two unearned runs to lose in the bottom of the eighth.

Miles Community College, Montana 3, RCC 2, 8 innings

RCC pitching: Xavier Ocasio, 7 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 HBP; Mairion Brunken (L) 1/3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 HBP

RCC hitting: Jake Erickson, 1-for-4, R, double; Mason Ruhlman, 0-for-3, BB; Luis Rodriquez, 0-for-3, BB; Josh Molina, 1-for-4, RBI; Danny Santana, 0-for-4; Jack McNellis, 1-for-3; Alex Ciola, 0-for-1; Austin Manglitz, 0-for-3; Bruknen, 2-for-3, double, RBI; Ian Lopez, 2-for-3

RCC 5, Aurora University JV 1

RCC pitching: Luis Esteras (W) 7 IP, 9K, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER

RCC hitting: Erickson, 0-for-2, 2 R, SB, 2 BBs; Ruhlman, 1-for-4, RBI, R; Rodriquez, 0-for-3; Molina, 2-for-2, RBI; Santana, 0-for-4; Jason McClenahan, 0-for-1, BB, HBP, R; Jacob Zwak, 1-for-3, BB; Brunken, 0-for-2, R, BB; Eric Torres, 1-for-1, 2 BBs, RBI

RCC 14, Presention JV 0, 5 innings

RCC pitching: Erickson (W) 4 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 9 K; Francisco Colon, 1 IP, 1 BB, 0 R

RCC hitting: Brunken, 0-4, R; Ruhlman, 1-for-3, 2 R, HR 2 RBI; Rodriquez, 2-for-2, 3 R, double, HR, HBP, BB, 2 RBI; Molina, 3-for-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI; Santana, 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 doubles, RBI; Manglitz, 1-for-1, R, BB, RBI; McNellis, 1-for-2, double, HBP, 2 RBI; McClenahan, 1-for-1; Zwalk, 1-for-4; Lopez, 1-for-2, HR, 2 R, HBP, 2 RBIs

RCC 11, Presentation JV 3

RCC pitching: Molina (W) 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 2 HBP; Brunken, 2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 R, 5 K; Kurtis Call, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 2 K

RCC hitting: Erickson, 2-for-5, 2 R, double, 2 SB, 3 RBIs; Ruhlman, 0-for-2, SB, HBP, 2 BBs, R; Rodriguez, 1-for-4, R, HBP, RBI; Molina, 1-for-3, R, double, 2 RBIs; Santana, 3-for-4, 3 R, HR, double, 2 RBIs; Ciola, 1-for-2, 2 BBs, R; McNellis, 2-for-3, 2 R, SB, BB, RBI; Torres, 1-for-2, BB, RBI; Brunken, 0-for-3, BB