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Pair of Big Starts Leads Marian Baseball to Sweep of SNC

Marian University baseball (11-9, 5-3 NACC) pushed its winning streak to four games with wins of 2-0 and 10-4 over St. Norbert.

 

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GAME 1

  • Marian was able to take advantage of SNC errors to open the doubleheader in a game that only saw eight total hits.
  • A one-out error allowed junior Ryan Nelson to drive in senior Tyler Blum and open the scoring in the third.
  • The sixth inning was then started with an SNC error and senior Robbie Knorr eventually came around to score.
  • It was senior Albert Kiszka who was able to drive in Knorr and put Marian ahead from 2-0.
  • This was more than enough for the Sabres as junior Tanner Alsteen spun a gem only allowing two hits for his first shutout.

GAME 2

  • The Sabres jumped all over SNC in game two scoring four runs in the first inning.
  • Nelson had the big hit of the frame driving in two runs with a double.
  • SNC was able to score a run in the second only for senior Gus Walker to drive in a run in the third to put Marian ahead 5-1.
  • This sparked a run of five unanswered runs to build the Sabre lead to 9-1.
  • The Green Knights were able to make things interesting in the seventh scoring three runs to only trail 9-4.
  • The Sabres added some insurance in the eighth when Walker scored on a wild pitch which proved to be the final run.

  

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GAME 1

Junior Tanner Alsteen tossed a shutout allowing just two hits with five strikeouts.  He would only face 25 batters, four over the minimum.
Junior Jacob Kleeman was 2-for-2 and the only Sabre with multiple hits.
Senior Tyler Blum was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored at the top of the Marian lineup.

GAME 2

Junior Brandon Moore (1-1) earned the first win of his career going 6.0 innings allowing just three runs on three hits with seven strikeouts.
Junior Ryan Nelson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two more driven in.
Headshot default Every Marian starter had a hit in the win with six Sabres recording multiple hits.  Eight different Sabres also scored a run.