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It was an enjoyable Tuesday for the Royals springs sports programs who went a combined 5-0. It was an early rise and shine for the softball squad that began the day with a 7-2 victory over Arcadia before
Kayla Simacek got the 2-0 shutout win over Southern Maine. Baseball won its fifth straight defeating Loras 6-2 highlighted by a four-run second. Men's tennis cruised to a 7-2 win over Concordia (Wis.) while the women battled to keep the win streak alive squeaking it out 5-4.
Bethel baseball stayed hot, winning their fifth game in a row with a 6-2 victory over Loras College on Tuesday.
On the mound,
Max Sutter picked up his second win of the season with a seven inning, one run performance with no walks and a career-high 10 strikeouts.
Bethel's offense broke open this game in the bottom of the second when
Keenan Hodgkin hit a solo homer and
Tommy Friesen hit a bases clearing single to put the Royals up 4-1.
Matthew Carlsen would later hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth to put the Royals up 6-2.
Aidan Nelson picked up his first save of the season with a strikeout and zero runs in the final inning and a third of this game.
It didn't take long for the Royals to get the bats going putting up crooked numbers in the second and third.
Mikaela Girard homered, her first of the year, in the fifth before another run scored via an error.
In the circle, Simacek tossed a one-hitter through her six innings of work while striking out 14.
A pitcher's duel in the "night" cap, Simacek once again gave up one lone hit in the complete gave effort where she struck out 13. Southern Maine brokeup the no-hitter in the sixth on a pinch hit infield single.
BU struck first as
Lexi DeBace singled through the right side, stole second and then scored two batters later. A ground ball to short off the bat of
Kayla Hokanson was misplayed by the shortstop, but with DeBace off at the crack of the bat she was scoring regardless of the play. Girard brought in the game's second run in the fifth as her RBI single scored
Jordyn Rudolph.
| WOMEN'S TENNIS | Bethel 5, Concordia (Wis.) 4 • Box Score |
The Royals keep their win streak alive at seven with a 5-4 thriller over Falcons.
Julia Baber kept her singles win streak alive after dropping her first set and winning in a 12-10 tiebreaker. Else Berbamm,
Rylee Schurman, and Bryna Eigenfled all contributed to keeping the win streak alive for the Royals with single-match wins.
| MEN'S TENNIS | Bethel 7, Concordia (Wis.) 2 • Box Score |
BU dominated in 7-2 fashion over CUW. The Royals improve to .500 on the year.
Luke Wyly won in an outstanding comeback 2-6, 6-3, 10-6.
Robert Seaton,
Brett Eliason,
Ryan Ackerman, and
Jacob Anderson all won in straight sets.
Men's and women's tennis returns to the courts tomorrow while baseball and softball get a day off before returning to action on Thursday, March 16.
March 15 • Men's & Women's Tennis vs. Carrol • Noon ET
March 16 • Baseball vs. Benedictine • 9 a.m. ET
March 16 • Softball vs. Meredith • 2 p.m. ET
March 16 • Softball vs. New England • 4:30 p.m. ET
