NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Bethel University baseball team kicked off a stretch of seven games in seven days Monday afternoon at Carleton. Bethel took the series opener 6-4 before leading 8-6 in game two heading into the bottom of the ninth before the game was halted due to darkness.

Thomas Friesen and Marcus Krupke each had multi-RBI days in the opener while James Woelfel went a combined 3-for-6 driving in three runs and crossing the plate four times himself.  

Game 1: Bethel 6, Carleton 4
Friesen broke the scoreless tie in the third with a single through the right-side scoring Caleb Brandt. Brandt reach on a two-out single up the middle before moving into scoring position on a pair of wild pitches.

The Royals went up 3-0 when Krupke drove in a pair on a single to left. A run in the fifth expanded the lead to four.

Matthew Bohlke was lights out giving up one hit through four innings. A hit by pitch though to kick off the fifth allowed the Knights to put up a three spot before BU went to the bullpen. Blake Williams got the Royals out of the jam with a groundout.

Woelfel lead off the sixth blasting his first home run of the season. Krupke came in scoring BU's sixth run on a sacrifice fly from Brandt.

Carleton sparked a rally in the ninth cutting it to 6-4. Out of the pen Bryce DeLay picked up a pair of strikeouts for the save and forcing a pair of runners to be stranded in scoring position.

Game 2: Bethel 8, Carleton 6 // Bottom of 9th – in progress
Carleton took a 3-0 lead in its opening at bat. Bethel came back with two in the second before Woelfel kicked off a four-run third with a two-run double.

Starter Marcus Krupke went 6.2 innings giving up six runs, which included a run in the sixth and two in the seventh.

Leading 7-6 headed into the ninth, Keenan Hodgkin tripled to left before scoring on an error by the third baseman.

With the sun setting and visibility being very limited, the game was halted heading into the bottom of the ninth. The two teams will complete the game on April 15 prior to the single nine-inning game in Arden Hills.

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