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Vikings inch closer to 10th straight UMAC playoff berth

Box Score MANKATO, Minn. - Five days ago, Bethany senior southpaw Ronnie Donley pitched his third complete game of the season with a 13-strikeout performance in a 3-2 win over Crown. Thursday, the same two teams returned to the BLC Baseball Field for the Bethany home finale and Donley repeated the feat with a 10-strikeout, 5-hit effort in a 4-1 win over the Storm.

Bethany gave Donley an early 1-0 lead in the first. The Vikings loaded the bases with no outs following a single from Adam GeigerTyler Hebrink's sacrifice fly to right brought home Joe Tuholsky.

Crown tied the game in the third with their own sacrifice fly.

It remained 1-1 until the fifth when Bethany scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead. Hebrink reached to lead off the frame and moved to third on a stolen base and passed ball. Two batters later, Nick Caldeen's RBI single plated Hebrink. Kevin Harris pinch ran, stole second, and scored on a single from Clay AndersonJordan Grams singled to move Anderson to third. Danny Kneeland finished the scoring when he laid down a perfect bunt to score Anderson.

Anderson and Grams each had two hits in the 10-hit Bethany attack.

Bethany (17-16, 11-7 in UMAC) finishes out the regular season Friday and Saturday at St. Scholastica.
 
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