Blue Devils rack up four wins

Published 11:09 am Monday, April 22, 2019

The Riverland Community College baseball team won four straight games over the weekend as it swept Minnesota West by scores of 11-7 and 6-3 in eight innings in Riverland Friday and it swept Western Tech by scores of 3-2 and 12-4 on the road Saturday.

Austin grad Josi Bothun went seven innings to get the win for the Blue Devils (16-11 overall) in the 6-3 victory over West.

RCC 11, Minnesota West 7

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RCC pitching: Yadiel Ortiz (W) 7 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 R, 0 ER, 6 K; Josi Bothun, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 K
RCC hitting: Ocasio, 1-for-1, double, RBI, 2 R, BB; Bothun, 3 BBs, RBI; Brad Morris, 2-for-3, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, BB; Javier Ramos, 3 BBs, R; Renzo Rodriguez, 3 BBs, R

RCC 6, Minnesota West 3 (8 innings)

RCC pitching: Bothun (W) 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 K
RCC hitting: Ocasio, 1-for-4, R; Rodriquez, 1-for-4, R; Morris, 1-for-4, R; Yadiel Ortiz, 1-for-3, RBI; Luis Rosario, 1-for-3, R; Ramos, 2-for-3, double, 2 RBIs, R; Derek Dolezal, 2-for-3, double, RBI; Eric Torres, 1-for-2, R; Paxton Nelson, 1-for-2, RBI, BB

RCC 3, Western Tech 2

RCC pitching: Ortiz (W) 7 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 ER, 7 K
RCC hitting: Ocasio, 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB; Bothun, 1-for-2; Ortiz, 1-for-4, RBI; Ramos, 1-for-2, RBI, BB; Rodriguez, 2-for-3; Dolezal, 1-for-3; Paxton Nelson, 1-for-3, R

RCC 12, Western Tech 4

RCC pitching: Austin Lunde (W) 4 2/3 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 K; Nelson Gonzalez (S) 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 3 K
RCC hitting: Ocasio, 0-for-3, 2 R, BB; Reinaldo Espada, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 2 BBs; Morris, 3-for-3, 2 RBIs, 3 R, BB; Ortiz, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs; Ramos, 2 RBIs; Alex Jeranek, 1-for-4, 2 R; Nelson, 1-for-3, 2 R; Gilberto Carrion, 1-for-1, 2 RBIs