Blue Devils Western Tech baseball team

Published 12:17 am Friday, April 26, 2013

The Riverland Community College baseball team came out swinging as it swept Western Wisconsin Tech by scores of 10-5 and 12-2 in five innings in Marcusen Park Thursday.

Matt Bushbaum, a freshman from Osage, Iowa, went 6-for-6 with five RBIs on the day as the Blue Devils (14-5 overall) racked up 24 hits.

“If we keep hitting like this, we’ll be in great shape,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said.

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WWT 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 — 5 8 3

RCC 3 0 3 0 0 6 X — 10 11 3

RCC pitching: Cody Meyer (W), 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 K, 1 HBP; Brock Rude, 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K; Hunter Deathridge (S), 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K

RCC hitting: Tyler Krekling, 1-for-4; Chris May, 1-for-2, 3 R, BB; Michael Knutson, 2-for-4, 3 R; Kenny Perez, 0-for-1, 2 R, 2 HBP; Aaron Palmer, 2-for-4, 2 R, SB, 3 RBIs; Matt Bushbaum, 4-for-4, 3 RBIs, SB; DJ Taylor, 1-for-4, RBI; Jason Kezman, 0-for-1, RBI, 2 BBs

WWT 1 0 0 1 0 — 2 2 2

RCC 2 5 2 3 X — 12 13 1

RCC pitching: Brandon Heal (W, 3-0), 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 HBP; Joseph Wagner, 1 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 0 R, 1 K

RCC hitting: Krekling, 2-for-4, double, RBI, 3 R; May, 2-for-3, R; Knutson, 1-for-4, double, 2 RBIs, R; Perez, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 R; Palmer, 3 BBs, R; Bushbaum, 2-for-2, 2 RBIs, R, BB; Adam Sellner, 1-for-3, RBI, R; Travis Miller, 2-for-3, RBI, R; Kyle VanWettering, 1-for-2, RBI, R, BB