The Riverland Community College baseball team split a doubleheader against Luther JV on the road Monday. The Blue Devils won the opener 10-0 in five innings but they lost the nightcap 5-4 in eight innings when they allowed an unearned run with two outs in the final at bat of the game.

RCC (9-5 overall) racked up eight extra base hits in the game and Luther had zero extra base hits. Risandro Pastor, who went four-for-seven on the day, hit a game-tying two-run homer to force extra innings in the nightcap and Alex Roosen hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the opening game.

RCC opened the first game with six straight hits as it jumped out to a 5-0 lead.

“We’re losing a lot of close games, but we’ll be fine,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “There’s a lot of talent on this team and if we come together, we’ll do pretty well. We’ve got a lot of guys that can swing the bat.”

RCC is battling a few injuries right now and Koenigs said his squad should play when those players get healthy.

RCC 10, Luther JV 0 (5 innings)

RCC pitching: Mitch Kelly (W) 4 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 6 K; Alexis Laureano, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, 1 HBP

RCC hitting: Risandro Pastor, 2-for-3, 2 R, double, BB, 3 RBIs; Zach Schwieters, 1-for-3, 2 R, SB, HBP; Alex Roosen, 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBIs; Omar Colon, 2-for-3, R, RBI; Brendan Dye, 1-for-3, R, double; Mairion Brunken, 1-for-3, double, 2 RBIs; Carlos Torres, 0-for-2, R, BB; Ian Lopez, 0-for-2, R, BB

Luther JV 5, RCC 4 (8 innings)

RCC pitching: Roosen 4 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 ER, 5 K; Brandon Hodson, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K; Xavier Ocasio (L), 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 0 ER, 1 HBP

RCC hitting: Pastor, 2-for-4, triple, R, HR, 2 RBIs; Schwieters, 0-for-3, HBP, RBI; Roosen, 0-for-4; Colon, 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI; Dye, 1-for-4; Kelvin Llanos, 1-for-3; Charlie Nagle, 0-for-1, BB; Torres, 0-for-2, BB; Wilver Mercedes, 1-for-2; Brunken, 0-for-1; Josean Matos, 1-for-2; Gedeon Engelhardt, 1-for-1, R