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Joe Specht
Joe Specht drove in three runs with a triple and single.
3
Upper Iowa UIU 1-3
14
Winner Rockhurst RU 3-1
Upper Iowa UIU
1-3
3
Final
14
Rockhurst RU
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Upper Iowa UIU 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 1
Rockhurst RU 2 5 0 0 5 2 X 14 12 0

W: Thigpen, Jacob (1-0) L: Marhefke, Sam (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rockhurst ends weekend with 14-3 victory

Rockhurst wrapped up the opening weekend of the season with a 14-3 victory over Upper Iowa Sunday at RU's Loyola Park.

The Hawks scored seven runs on five hits in the first two innings. Garrett McNally's two-run double gave Rockhurst a 7-0 lead.

Rockhurst plated five runs in the fifth to take a 12-1 lead. Joe Specht tripled home two runs and Nathan Mark added a run-scoring double.

Specht finished with two hits and three RBIs. McNally also had three RBIs. Ty Herrenbruck posted two hits and two RBIs. Nic Mertes reached based four times on two hits and two walks. Jack Burns added two hits to the 12-hit attack.

Jacob Thigpen came out of the bullpen to get the win in relief of starter Clayton Medlin, who allowed one run on two hits over 3.2 innings.

The Hawks (3-1) begin conference play on Friday at home against McKendree.
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