Blue Devil baseball team splits with Ridgewater

[ASFN Admin]

Apr. 15— The Riverland Community College baseball team split a doubleheader with Ridgewater as the Blue Devils won the opener 8-5, but dropped the nightcap 7-5 at Seltz Field Wednesday.

Rolan Figueroa had a homer and four RBIs in game one for the Blue Devils (23-10 overall) and Southland grad Austin Swenson drove in three runs.

RCC 8, Ridgewater 5

RCC pitching: Blake Hershberger, 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 K; Justin Joriman (W) 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 ER, 2 K; Riley Jax (S)

RCC hitting: Raul Martinez, 1-for-3, 2 R, BB; Peyton Ransom, 1-for-4; Ben Helfer, 0-for-1, 2 BBs, R; Austin Swenson, 2-for-3, 3 RBIs, R; Roland Figueroa, 1-for-3, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 R; Christiaan Koehler, 1-for-3, RBI

Ridgewater 7, RCC 5

RCC pitching: Ethan Doll, 2 IP, 1 H, 5 BB, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K; Ryan Hall, 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K; Ben Zahm (L) 1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 1 K; Travis Kirtz, 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K; Melvin Ortiz, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R

RCC hitting: Martinez, 1-for-4, R; Ransom, 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 BBs; Carson Gehrke, 1-for-3, double, 2 RBIs, R, BB; Ben Helfer, 1-for-4, double, 2 RBIs; Swenson, 1-for-3; Ethan Mott, 1-for-3, RBI; Koehler, 0-for-2, BB

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