By Herald staff (Contact) | Austin Daily Herald

Originally published 11:29 p.m., April 6, 2009
Updated 11:29 p.m., April 6, 2009

The Riverland baseball team got over it’s offensive struggles in a two-game sweep that saw them beat Carleton College 14-5 and 14-4 in Northfield Monday.

The Blue Devils (14-5 overall) amassed 27 hits, including two homers by Chris Lindemann and one bomb by Kyle Starkey.

“We had a little hitting practice last night and the wind was blowing out for us,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “Hopefully this will get us back on track.”

Things started on a high note in the first game when Riverland had nine straight hitters come through after the first two batters of the first inning were retired.

Southland grad Kody Retterath hit a two-out, three-run double in the first game.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

RCC 8 2 1 2 0 0 1 14 14 2

Carleton 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 8 2

RCC pitching: Shane Lange (W), 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K; Kyle Maloney, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 2 K

RCC hitting: Chris Lindemann, 2-for-4, double, HR, 4 RBIs, 3 R; Brian Voigt, 2-for-4, R; Kyle Starkey, 2-for-3, 3 RBIs, R; Andy Behnke, 2-for-4, double, RBI, 2 R; Brandon Huhn, 1-for-4; Derek Emanuel, 1-for-2, 2R; Kody Retterath, 3-for-4, double, 4 RBIs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

RCC 2 2 0 0 7 3 0 14 13 0

Carleton 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 9 4

RCC pitching: Alex Buckentine (W), 5 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 5 K; Nate Steenblock, 2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 4 K

RCC hitting: Zach Vliestra, 2-for-3, double, 3 RBIs, 2 SB, R; Chris Lindemann, 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBIs, R; Kyle Starkey, 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs, R; Andy Behnke, 1-for-3, R; Brandon Huhn, 1-for-1, SB; Brian Voigt, 2-for-3, double, 2 R; Dustin Fritz, 1-for-2, triple, RBI, 2 R; Jeff Huth, 1-for-1, 3 RBIs; Winston Smith, 2-for-5, RBI, 3 R