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WHITEWATER, Wis. - A five-run second inning by the regional top-seed Webster University (St. Louis, Mo.) propelled the Gorloks to an 11-2 win over the Vikings in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Regional at Whitewater, Wis. Bethany (23-17) collected just seven hits against three Webster pitchers, with junior Grant Becher (Wells, Minn.) getting two of those and also scoring a run. Senior Ben Boran (Waterville, Minn.) extended his 27-game hitting streak with an RBI single in a two-run fifth inning for Bethany. Sophomore Jared Gesell (Alexandria, Minn.) scored the Vikings other run. 

Sophomore starter Dallas McBroom (Elysian, Minn.) took the loss for Bethany going six innings, while freshman Beau Babcock (Elk River, Minn.) and sophomore Brandon Freitag (St. Clair, Minn.) came on in relief. Webster (33-10) starter Matt Mulhearn moved to 11-2 on the year, with eight strikeouts over his seven innings of work. 

Offensively for the Gorloks, Ben Swords led the way with three hits, one of six Webster batters to have multi-hit games on the afternoon.

Bethany will look to stay alive in the regional with a game Saturday, May 18, taking on the loser of the region's other first-round contest between host UW-Whitewater and North Central (Ill.). The first pitch is set for 11 a.m. at Prusha Field at James B. Miller Stadium in Whitewater.