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RIVER FOREST, Ill. -
The Wisconsin Lutheran College baseball team dropped a pair of
Northern Athletics Conference games against Concordia Chicago 13-2
and 9-2 on Saturday at Cougar Field in River Forest, Ill.
In the opener, CUC got to the Warriors right away as the Cougars
took a 1-0 lead after one inning and then recorded seven runs in
the bottom of the second to take an 8-0 lead after two innings of
play. In the seven-run second inning, Shawn Miller and Dan
Eichholzer each had two-RBI singles for CUC.
The host Cougars continued to build on their lead by adding a run
in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth to take a 13-0
advantage heading into the sixth inning. Miller continued his
strong play in game one with a two-RBI triple in the fifth
inning.
The Warriors got on the board in the seventh when Taylor Meyer
(Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) singled in Sam Braaten (Appleton,
Wis./East) and also got a run on an RBI walk from Connor Vredeveld
(Waterloo, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran).
No players recorded multiple hits for WLC in the game one loss, but
Meyer did have the RBI single in his only plate appearance of the
game. Miller was the Cougars top hitter in game one, going 3-for-4
with five RBI and three runs scored.
Brenden Schulz picked up the win for Concordia Chicago as he went
six innings, allowing just two hits. Jaime Paumen (Glencoe,
Minn./Silver-Lake) took the loss for Wisconsin Lutheran. Scott
Rivers (Waukesha, Wis./North) pitched one and a third innings of
scoreless relief for the Warriors.
Game two again saw the Cougars take an early lead as they plated a
run each in the first and second innings to go up 2-0. WLC answered
with a run in the fourth when Tyler Schoen (Marion, Wis./Marion)
roped an RBI double that scored Brett Youngbeck (Brown Deer,
Wis./Brown Deer) to cut the lead to 2-1.
Unfortunately for Wisconsin Lutheran, Concordia Chicago had an
answer as it tacked on three runs apiece in the fourth and fifth
innings to build its lead to seven runs at 8-1 after six frames.
The Warriors added a run in the eighth inning when Youngbeck scored
after starting the frame with a double. CUC would plate another run
in the eighth to make the final 9-2 in favor of the Cougars.
Youngbeck, Schoen and Garrick Day (Elk Mound, Wis./Elk Mound) all
tallied multiple hits in game two as Schoen had the only run driven
in and Youngbeck scored both runs to help pace the WLC offense.
Anthony Even had four hits to lead CUC.
Dan Kluss recorded the win for the Cougars (23-8, 10-4 NAC) as he
went five innings giving up four hits and one earned run. Josh
Smith (Appleton, Wis./East) was charged with the loss throwing four
and two-thirds innings. Sam Mattheis (Rosendale, Wis./Laconia)
relieved Smith and went three and a third innings, giving up just
one run. Both WLC pitchers struck out three Cougars hitters.
Wisconsin Lutheran (7-23, 5-9 NAC) will return to the diamond on
Sunday when it hosts NAC co-leader Aurora (24-6, 11-3 NAC) in a
doubleheader. First pitch between the Warriors and Spartans at
Neumann Family Field is set for 1 p.m.
