FOND DU LAC - Marian University baseball (11-9, 5-3 NACC) pushed its winning streak to four games with wins of 2-0 and 10-4 over St. Norbert.
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GAME 1
- Marian was able to take advantage of SNC errors to open the doubleheader in a game that only saw eight total hits.
- A one-out error allowed junior Ryan Nelson to drive in senior Tyler Blum and open the scoring in the third.
- The sixth inning was then started with an SNC error and senior Robbie Knorr eventually came around to score.
- It was senior Albert Kiszka who was able to drive in Knorr and put Marian ahead from 2-0.
- This was more than enough for the Sabres as junior Tanner Alsteen spun a gem only allowing two hits for his first shutout.
GAME 2
- The Sabres jumped all over SNC in game two scoring four runs in the first inning.
- Nelson had the big hit of the frame driving in two runs with a double.
- SNC was able to score a run in the second only for senior Gus Walker to drive in a run in the third to put Marian ahead 5-1.
- This sparked a run of five unanswered runs to build the Sabre lead to 9-1.
- The Green Knights were able to make things interesting in the seventh scoring three runs to only trail 9-4.
- The Sabres added some insurance in the eighth when Walker scored on a wild pitch which proved to be the final run.
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GAME 1
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Junior Tanner Alsteen tossed a shutout allowing just two hits with five strikeouts. He would only face 25 batters, four over the minimum. |
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Junior Jacob Kleeman was 2-for-2 and the only Sabre with multiple hits. |
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Senior Tyler Blum was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored at the top of the Marian lineup. |
GAME 2
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Junior Brandon Moore (1-1) earned the first win of his career going 6.0 innings allowing just three runs on three hits with seven strikeouts. |
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Junior Ryan Nelson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two more driven in. |
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Every Marian starter had a hit in the win with six Sabres recording multiple hits. Eight different Sabres also scored a run. |
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Friday, April 12
3 PM
Herr-Baker Field |