It was a day for offense when Hamline's baseball team took on Buena Vista in Storm Lake, Iowa.
The Pipers outlasted BVU, 7-5, in the opener, but fell to a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth in a 11-10 setback in the nightcap.
Cullen Buck (pictured) had four hits and two RBI in the twinbill. The sophomore has an eight-game hitting streak, going 16-for-41 in the process and raising his batting average 35 points in the process.
Nolan Schoonveld scored four runs and
Jake Dujmovic had four hits and three RBI for Hamline, which stands 7-8 on the season.
In the opener, Hamline's two run eighth inning output proved to be the difference. HU led 5-4 entering the inning. RBI singles by
Avery Nelson and Buck pushed the margin to 7-4.
Jimmy Skroch worked out of a ninth inning jam to earn the save, leaving the bases loaded at the finish.
Ben Resnick, who worked three innings in relief of
Evan Bayer, earned the win.
In thr second game, the Pipers trailed 8-4 after six innings. After scoring an unearned run, HU tied thr game when Dujmovic doubled in one run and Schoonveld singled in two more. In the eighth, Dujmovic knocked in a run on a fielder's choice to give HU a 9-8 lead. Buck tripled a run home in the ninth but BVU rallied for three in the bottom of the inning to gain the split.
Depending on field conditions, Hamline is scheduled to open MIAC play Saturday, March 30 against St. Olaf at CHS Field.
