Riverland baseball team wins 12th straight game

Published 9:39 pm Monday, April 13, 2015

The Riverland Community College baseball team rattled off its 12th straight win when it swept Western Tech. by scores of 7-2 and 11-5 in RCC Monday.

Mitch Kelly struck out 14 in the opener for the Blue Devils (16-3 overall).

“Mitch Kelly has the bulldog mentality out there and he’s a really competitive kid,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “He’s our number one and he’s been doing real well lately.”

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RCC swept Carleton JV by scores of 10-2 and 4-2.

RCC 7 Western Tech. 2

RCC pitching: Mitch Kelly (W, 3-1) 7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 ER, 14 K

RCC hitting: Ruben Corea, 1-for-4, R; Brendan Dye, 1-for-2, R, SB, HBP, RBI; Alex Roosen, 1-for-2, R, BB, RBI; Naeem Lourens, 2-for-3, R, triple, SB, RBI; Nestor Jimenez, 1-for-2, R, 2 RBIs;

RCC 11, WT 5

RCC pitching: Roosen (W, 3-0) 7 IP 5 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 HBP; Mitch Akeman, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 2 K

RCC hitting: Corea, 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Dye, 0-for-3, R, BB, RBI; Mirangelo Muller, 1-for-2, R, 2 BBs, RBI; Roosen, 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs; Omar Colon, 2-for-3, R, BB, HR, 3 RBIs; Zach Schweiters, 2-for-3; Ricky Marinez, 3 R, 2 SB; Payton Sterkowitz, 1-for-1, RBI, BB

RCC 10, Carelton JV 2

RCC pitching: Schweiters (W), 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 HBP; Alex Riles 1, IP, 1 BB, 0 R, 1 K

RCC hitting: Corea, 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 SB, 2 RBIs; Dye, 2-for-4, double, RBI; Muller, 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBIs; Roosen, 2-for-4, R, RBI; Colon, 1-for-4; Marinez, 1-for-2, R, BB, RBI

RCC 4, Carelton JV 2

RCC pitching: Risandro Pastor (W), 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 K; Brandon Hodson 2 1/3 ip 3 k, 2 h

RCC hitting: Corea, 1-for-4, R; Dye, 1-for-3, R, BB; Roosen, 2-for-3, BB, R; Schweiters, 2-for-3, SB, BB; Sterkowitz, 1-for-4, double