Baseball continues to battle through the season with a four-game Hastings College series on April 18 and April 19 in Hastings, Nebraska.
On April 18, Baseball won both games against the Broncos. In the first game, the Tigers won 13-9.
Juniors Bradyen Jones and Max Harris had three hits, with senior Carter Roth and junior Grant Sommers with two hits.
Junior Tanner Nelson, senior Sam Kwapnioski and sophomore Jett Grossart helped out the team with one hit.
On the pitching side, senior Kaden Crawford pitched three innings with four strikeouts. To finish out the game, sophomore Cade Bridges pitched four innings with five innings.
In the Tigers’ second game against the Broncos, we won 10-6. Roth and Sommers made an impact on the game with three hits.
Senior Jordan Bond, junior Johnny Vulcano and Grossart continued with two hits.
With one hit, Nelson and Kwapnioski helped out the game.
On the defensive side, sophomore Riley Plummer pitched six innings, striking out four. To close out the game, junior Ethan Merk pitched nine innings with three strikeouts.
On April 19, the Tigers continued the series against Hastings.
The Tigers were able to pull out another win, 10-2, with Roth having three hits. Harris had two hits in this game. Sommers, Nelson, Bond and Vulcano had one hit.
On the pitching side, senior Gabe Rodriguez pitched seven innings and had six strikeouts.
Freshman Josh Kearney closed out the game with one inning and no strikeouts.
In the second game of the day, the Tigers pulled out a 4-3 win over the Broncos.
On the hitting side, Nelson, Sommers and Jones had two hits. The players who had one hit were Roth, Kwapnioski, Vulcano, Grossart and Harris.
Their next games are in Sioux Center, Iowa, against Dordt University on April 24 at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
