Posted: Apr 12, 2025
Storm split high-scoring games, win series over Duhawks
Game 1
Game 1
Simpson
(10-15, 4-7)
9
Loras
(16-13, 6-8)
20
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
|
Loras | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | X | 20 | 17 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
Simpson
(11-15, 5-7)
22
Loras
(16-14, 6-9)
15
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
|
Loras | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
DUBUQUE, Iowa – In a doubleheader that saw 66 total runs scored, the Simpson College baseball team came away with a split, winning the nightcap 22-15 to claim the series win over Loras.
The Duhawks (16-14, 6-9 A-R-C) churned out 17 hits to win the opener 20-9, but Simpson (10-15, 4-7) bounced back to take game two 22-15. The Storm compiled 21 hits in that victory, including five home runs and a pair of doubles.
GAME ONE SUMMARY
- Simpson scored once in the first and second but Loras led 12-2 at the end of three innings.
- The Storm cut the deficit in half with a five-run fourth inning. Trenten Kingrey and Will Carlock both drove in multiple runs.
- The Duhawks went back in front by double-digits with seven runs in the sixth inning.
- Simpson loaded the bags in the seventh and got one run back thanks to a walk, but fell victim to the run-rule decision.
GAME ONE LEADERS
- Trenten Kingrey - 2 hits, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 run
- Ian Baldwin - 2 hits, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk
- Kasey Carter - 2 hits, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 1 run
- Will Carlock - 1 hit, 2 RBI
- Drew Carlson - 2 walks, 1 RBI, 1 run
GAME TWO SUMMARY
- Nineteen of the game's 37 runs were scored across the first two innings as Simpson plated five in the first and seven in the second to lead 12-7.
- After not scoring in the third, Simpson brought at least one run home in every single inning, answering all of Loras' comeback attempts.
- Jacob Roberts, who hit a three-run homer in the second, added a two-run bomb in the fourth as well as a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Kasey Carter, Nate Cagley, and Ian Baldwin also went deep as Simpson put up its highest single-game run total since 2006.
GAME TWO LEADERS
- Jacob Roberts - 3 hits, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 runs
- Nate Cagley - 3 hits, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs, 1 walk
- Ian Baldwin - 2 hits, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 runs
- Kasey Carter - 4 hits, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 1 walk
- Drew Carlson - 2 hits, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 2 runs
UP NEXT
Simpson hosts Nebraska Wesleyan for a single game on Tuesday and Buena Vista for a three-game series this weekend.
