Photo by Rachel Larson
Photo by Rachel Larson

Baseball stumbles on season opening day against Dubuque, Luther

TUSCON, Ariz. – The Falcons fell in their season opener 8-3 to Dubuque and then struggled against Luther in a 17-2 loss on Friday.

THE BASICS
-Final Score: Dubuque 8, Concordia Wisconsin 3 | Luther 17, Concordia Wisconsin 2
-Records: Dubuque 5-2-1, Concordia Wisconsin 0-2, Luther 4-4

HOW IT HAPPENED
-In the season opener against the Spartans, the Falcons scored three runs in the final two innings.
-Joseph Zywiciel (Bolingbrook, Ill.) led the Falcons with two hits, driving in a run with a triple and later scoring.
-In the following game against the Norse, the Falcons had six hits.
-Drew Barth (Pewaukee, Wis.) had a double for the Falcons in their two-run seventh inning.

UP NEXT
-The Falcons have a doubleheader with St. John's on Saturday, March 16, starting at 3pm MST.