Lawrence Technological University

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Lawrence Tech put the game away early, scoring three runs in the first inning and erupting for six more in the second on the way to an 11-1, seven-inning victory over Northwestern Ohio at DeWitt Field in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Blue Devils finished with 12 hits, drew seven walks and did not commit an error in a complete performance built around early offense and a steady outing from right-handed Max Coughlin.

The decisive stretch came in the top of the second. After taking a 3-1 lead through one inning, Lawrence Tech sent 11 runs across the plate in the frame to push the margin to 9-1. Drew Schornak doubled to help start the rally, and the Blue Devils kept pressure on with disciplined at-bats. Luke Weinberger drew a walk, Brady Lee added an RBI walk, another bases-loaded walk forced in a run, Justin Baird worked a walk that brought home another run, and Andrew Merz capped part of the surge with an RBI single. Northwestern Ohio also committed an error during the inning, and Lawrence Tech turned the combination of traffic, patience and timely hitting into a commanding lead.

The Blue Devils had already struck first in the opening inning. Andrew Merz singled and Ty Schornak delivered the biggest blow of the frame with a triple that drove in two runs as Lawrence Tech moved in front 3-0. Northwestern Ohio answered with its only run in the bottom half on a ground-into-double-play, trimming the deficit to 3-1. That would be all the offense Coughlin allowed.

Coughlin went the full seven innings and controlled the game after the first. He allowed five hits and one earned run, walked one and struck out five on 95 pitches. With Lawrence Tech playing clean defense behind him, Coughlin kept Northwestern Ohio from building any momentum and finished off the shortened game himself. The hosts ended with five hits, one walk and two errors while leaving only three runners on base.

Lawrence Tech added on in the late innings to remove any doubt. In the sixth, Brady Rogers singled, stole multiple bases and came around as Ty Schornak singled home a run for a 10-1 advantage. In the seventh, Luke Weinberger reached on an error as another run scored to account for the final margin. Rogers led the Blue Devils' balanced attack by going 3 for 3 with three runs, one RBI and two stolen bases. Ty Schornak finished with two hits, three RBI and a triple, while Merz added two hits and two RBI.

The game summary reflected the kind of pressure Lawrence Tech maintained throughout the afternoon. The Blue Devils scored 11 runs on 12 hits, stole three bases and produced 10 RBI across 32 at-bats, turning an empty set of standouts and key-moment notes into a clear statistical story on the field. The biggest moment remained that second-inning outburst, and by the time Coughlin recorded the final outs, Lawrence Tech had turned it into a comfortable road win.