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.
“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