Game 1 - Wayne State 13 Mount Marty 1
Game 2 - Wayne State 6 Mount Marty 2
Wayne State College closed out their spring break trip in Arizona Thursday afternoon with a 13-1 and 6-2 sweep over Mount Marty College in non-conference baseball played at the Tucson Invitational Games. The Wildcats improve to 9-4 on the season with the Lancers now at 4-5 overall.
The opener saw Wayne State put up seven runs in the fourth inning to separate themselves from the Lancers.
WSC scored twice in the first inning thanks to RBI singles by
Bryce Bisenius and
Kyle Thompson.
The 'Cats took a 4-0 lead in the third on a
Travis Miller run-scoring double and another RBI single by Thompson.
Wayne State used five hits in the fourth inning to score seven runs, led by a two-run homer from Bisenius and a two-run triple by
Alex Logelin.
Brendan Madsen and
Peyton Barnes also had RBI singles.
Mount Marty scored one run in the bottom of the fifth to get on the scoreboard and WSC closed the scoring with two runs in the sixth.
CJ Neumann had an RBI single with
Peyton Barnes adding an RBI groundout.
WSC had 15 hits in the win, led by
Kyle Thompson going 3 for 5 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored. Bisenius was 2 for 4 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored while Logelin was 2 for 3 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored while Madsen finished with two hits in the game.
Aidan Breedlove improved to 3-1 on the season with the victory, firing five innings. He gave up just one run on five hits with three strikeouts. Sophomore
Aaron Ras and freshman Cade Hermann each worked one inning of relief with Ras recording three strikeouts and Hermann fanning two batters.
The second game saw junior starter
Hunter Wienhoff improve to 4-0 on the season with five solid innings while junior
Bryce Bisenius extended his hitting streak to nine straight games with a pair of singles as the Wildcats completed the sweep with a 6-2 win.
WSC took a 4-0 lead in the second inning on four hits. Bisenius produced a two-run single with Logelin lacing an RBI double and Madsen adding an RBI single.
Mount Marty closed within 4-2 thanks to single runs in the third and fifth innings. But WSC scored two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 6-2. The 'Cats used two walks and a two-run single by Barnes to score the two runs to close out the scoring.
Wayne State had six hits in the win compared to five by Mount Marty.
Wienhoff worked five strong innings to notch the win, now 4-0 on the year. He allowed five hits and two runs with five strikeouts and one walk.
Lawson Zenner and
Charles Hasty each pitched one inning of scoreless relief with each recording one strikeout.
Wayne State's next action is set for Saturday, March 16
th when the Wildcats are scheduled to host Minnesota Crookston in the NSIC opener with a doubleheader set for 12 p.m.