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Box Score 3 MANKATO, Minn. - After a 15-run win in Friday's opening game of a 3-game series against North Central, the Vikings added two more double-digit victories on Saturday to complete the series sweep in which they outscored the Rams 48-12.
In the first game, Bethany trailed 2-1 in the fifth before their bats caught fire. With two outs in the inning,Â
Lucas Herd's double to left plated bothÂ
Clay Anderson andÂ
Joe Tuholsky as the Vikings grabbed a 3-2 lead.Â
Adam Geiger followed with a single to score Herd to round out the scoring for the frame.
Bethany added five more in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Anderson, Tuholsky, Herd, andÂ
Tyler Hebrink all had run-producing extra base hits to put BLC up 9-2.
Nolan Grose nailed his first home run of the season to right field to put an early end to the game in the eighth with a 13-2 win.
Brandyn Olsen had an impressive performance on the mound getting the complete-game win allowing two runs (1 earned) on five hits while striking out seven with no walks.
Bethany kept those bats hot to start the second game putting crooked numbers on the scoreboard in each of the first two innings.Â
Trent Saharek drove in the first run of the game andÂ
Drew Quame's double plated two more as Bethany led 3-1 after one and 5-2 after two.
The Vikings put another early end to the contest with a 5-run seventh to make the final 15-5. Quame had another big hit driving in two more with a single during the frame.
Hunter Hamers went six innings giving up four runs (3 earned) while striking out six to get the win.
Bethany (10-6, 6-1 in UMAC) next plays a doubleheader Tuesday at Martin Luther.
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