BC 13, Earlham 3

Beavers beat Earlham in night contest 13-3

By Ben Risinger, SID
April 14, 2004

 

The Beaver baseball team (7-19, 2-7 HCAC) defeated Earlham College 13-3 on Wednesday night.

 

Bluffton posted 10 hits on the night with five different players knocking out extra-base hits. Seniors Jim Dwenger (Minster/Minster), Kyle Alberson (Berne, Ind./South Adams) and junior Brad Moore (Fredericktown/Fredericktown) all had doubles on the outing. Sophomore Riordan McClain (Upper Sandusky/Upper Sandusky) hit a triple.

 

Senior Bob Heitkamp (Ft. Recovery/Ft. Recovery) had two hits on the night. He posted a single and knocked out a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth. For the evening Heitkamp recorded six RBI’s. Junior Jason Moore (Elida/Elida) recorded his first victory of the year on the mound and posted two RBI's.

 

Bluffton College will be back in action on Friday and Saturday when they host the HCAC series vs. Mount St. Joseph. Friday’s game is scheduled for 3:30 pm with the Saturday doubleheader starting at noon.