VERO BEACH, FLA. — The Riverland baseball team beat the Ontario Blue Jays 6-2 and topped Dakota College Bottineau 6-1 in Vero Beach, Fla. Wednesday.

The Blue Devils (4-1 overall) jumped out to a 4-0 lead against the Blue Jays after Victor Claudio, a freshman from Guanica, Puerto Rico, belted a two-run homer in the third inning.

Against DCB, Aaron Palmer, a freshman from Brampton, Canada, hit a solo homer to make it 1-0 in the second and Tyler Krekling, a freshman from Hayfield made it 3-0 with a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning.

Ontario 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — 2 3 2

RCC 2 0 2 0 2 0 X — 6 8 1

RCC pitching: Joseph Wagner (W, 1-0), 7 IP, 3 H, 6 BB, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 HBP

RCC hitting: Donte Bledsoe, 1-for-4. R; Michael Knutson, 0-for-3, R; Matt Boswell, 1-for-3, RBI, R; Braden Hunkins, 2-for-2, double, RBI, R; Victor Claudio, 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 R; Joel Hollow, 1-for-2, double, RBI; Tyler Krekling, 0-for-3; Jason Kezman, 1-for-3; Chris May, 0-for-1, BB

RCC 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 — 6 10 1

DCB 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — 1 4 0

RCC pitching: Ben Schaben (W, 1-0), 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 ER, 7 K, 3 HBP; Jamey Adams, 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K

RCC hitting: Donte Bledsoe, 3-for-4, double, RBI, 2 SB; Knutson, 2-for-4, RBI, R; Kenny Stelter, 1-for-4, triple, RBI; Hunkins, 1-for-3, double; Hollow, 1-for-3, R; Aaron Palmer, 1-for-1, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 R, SB, BB; Krekling, 1-for-2, 2 RBIs, 2 R, SB, BB