WEST LIBERTY, Iowa – St. Norbert College opened its season against Cornell College, being swept by scores of 6-3 and 13-3 at West Liberty High School.  

The Green Knights (0-2) got off to a good start in the opener with a Dawson Schmidt single bringing home Trevor Reinhardt in the top of the first inning. Carson Krumrei then added a second run for St. Norbert in the top of the second after a Levi Crosswell hit led to double down the left field line as the Green Knights moved out to a 2-0 lead.  

The Rams responded with one run of their own in the bottom of the second and took their first lead of the day off a 2 RBI home run in the bottom of the third to take a 3-2 lead.  

A Will DeBruin (pictured) sacrifice fly in the fifth brought home Devin Geary to tie the game at 3-3. However, three unanswered runs for Cornell led to a 6-3 comeback victory for the Rams.  

Reinhardt and Schmidt each had multi-hit games, with Reinhardt going 2-for-3 and Schmidt going 2-for-4. Jace Midbon took the loss, throwing for five innings and allowing nine hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  

In the nightcap, St. Norbert trailed 2-0 after the first inning. DeBruin scored off a Zach Bostrand single, as the Green Knights fought back to a 4-3 ball game after trailing 4-1 after two innings. A Reinnhardt RBI double and a DeBruin RBI single got the Green Knights back to within one run of tying in the third, but the Rams scored nine unanswered runs to close the game after seven innings, 13-3.  

DeBruin had a three-hit game, going 3-for-3 and recording one RBI. DeBruin, Reinhardt and Geary all had one double in the loss.  

Reinhardt took the loss for St. Norbert, allowing four hits and seven runs with three walks and four strikeouts.