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UTICA, MICH. -- The Lawrence Technological University baseball team hosted Rochester in conference play. The Blue Devils handled business at home, ending a three-game losing streak.

Game 1:
HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Devils started their offense in the third when Zach Meier singled in Trent Reed and Jake Llaneza
An RBI ground out scored Jason Erhardt a batter later
In the fourth, Erhardt doubled in Tasker Tripi to give LTU a 5-0 lead
Rochester Christian scored their lone run in the fifth, on a high towering fly ball that landed on the oul line off the bat of Jayaraman, scoring DeFlorio
Brett Reed hit his second career home run in the sixth

NOTES

Joel Stirnemann got the start, he went 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, striking out 2. He was credited with the win.
Ryan Hulke pitched the final 2 innings perfectly to close out the game.

Game 2:
HOW IT HAPPENED

Rochester Christian got on the board first, when LaRue doubled into the gap scoring Jayaraman
Stirnemann answered back with a lead-off bomb to right
With runners on the corners and nobody down, Llaneza's sac fly plated T. Reed
The Warriors tied the game in the third on the strength of 4 walks in 5 batters
A sac fly would give RCU a 3-2 lead
In the third, Erhardt's sac fly scored Meier to tie the game at three
A 5-run fourth broke the game open
- a walk, sac+error, double-steal, wild pitch combo plated the first run
- Stirnemann doubled in Ben Moore and B. Reed
- Stirnemann scores on a throwing error
- Llaneza's sac fly scores Meier
A double-steal in the sixth had Llaneza steal home to give LTU a 9-3 lead
5 straight batters reach in the seventh for LTU, scoring 3 more, extending the lead to 12-4
Meier gets a walk-off hit with the bases-loaded in the eighth, earning the mercy rule 14-4

NOTES

Ethan Hochendoner got the start, he went 2.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 3 hit and 5 walks, striking out 5.
Kent Madak pitched 2.2 innnings of scoreless relief innings, striking out 5. He was credited with the win.
Anthony Brohl pitched a clean ninth to sweep the Warriors

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