APPLETON, Wis. – Cornell's baseball team came up short in Saturday's rubber game of the Midwest Conference series with Lawrence, falling 8-4 at Whiting Field.
The Rams (11-9 overall, 3-4 MWC) split Friday's doubleheader against Lawrence (7-12 overall, 3-5 MWC), the defending MWC champion and preseason favorite.
Cornell couldn't overcome an early 5-0 deficit on Saturday. The Rams scratched for two runs in the sixth and plated two more in the seventh, cutting the margin to 5-4 on an RBI single from
Darren Mancke.
The Vikings answered with a three-run eighth inning to spoil Cornell's comeback bid.
The Rams received two hits apiece from Mancke,
Seth Beals and
Colin Gierula. Gierula scored two runs, while Mancke and Beals each had an RBI.
Kale Rose and
Drew Logel each tallied a double for the Rams, who stranded eight runners.
The Vikings totaled 12 hits against four Cornell pitchers.
Coming up – The Rams play host to rival Coe for a single nine-inning
Bremner Cup game at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Ash Park.
