DE PERE - St. Norbert College lost both ends of a Midwest Conference North Division doubleheader to Beloit College by scores of 16-5 and 5-4 at Van Alstine Field at Mel Nicks Sports Complex.
The Green Knights rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the nightcap, tying the game at 2-2 on a two-run home run by
Alex Perez in the fifth inning. St. Norbert then pulled ahead in the sixth inning on a two-run double from
Caden Uhlenbrauck. But Beloit would rally with three runs in the top of the eighth inning to pull ahead. St. Norbert would get a pair of runners on in each of the last two innings but couldn't push across a run.
Uhlenbrauck was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, while Perez was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in.
Nick Brauer suffered a tough-luck loss, working seven-plus innings allowing five runs on eight hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
In the opener, Beloit banged out 16 hits and scored in every inning except the first. Uhlenbrauck hit a solo home run in the third inning and drove in a run with a double in the fourth. St. Norbert would round out its scoring with three runs in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly from Isaacc Gerhardt, a
Jacob Rajkovich RBI single and
Christian Jack scoring on a wild pitch.
Nick Volz was 3-for-4, while Uhlenbrauck was 2-for-2 and
Sebastien Dubois was 2-for-3.
