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The Riverland baseball team cruised past Western Wisconsin Technical College by scores of 17-0 and 10-0 in Riverland Monday. RCC (20-7 overall) won both games in five innings as they scored 10 times in the first inning of the first game. The Blue Devils out-hit WWTC 21-2 on the day. “Our pitchers did a great job and threw strikes and our hitters came out swinging hard,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. Riverland 17, WWTC 0 RCC pitching: Nate Steenblock (W), 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K; Kyle Maloney, 1 IP, 1 BB, 0 R RCC hitting: Zach Vliestra, 2-for-3, double, triple, 2 RBIs, 3 R; Brian Voigt, 2-for-2, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Josh Pilcher, 1-for-2, R; Kyle Starkey, 1-for-2, RBI, R; Mitch Kaplan, 2-for-2, double, 2 RBIs; Brandon Huhn, 2-for-3, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, R; Dustin Fritz, 1-for-1; Andy Behnke, 1-for-3, RBI, R, SB; Derek Hahn, 0-for-2, R; Shawn Pape, 1-for-3, triple, 2 RBIs, 3 R, 2 SB; Winston Smith, 1-for-3, RBI, 2 R; Kody Retterath, 0-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 R Riverland 10, WWTC RCC pitching: Alex Buckentine, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 7 K RCC pitching: Starkey, 3-for-3, double, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB; Voigt, 1-for-2, double, 2 R; Shane Lange, 1-for-2, double, 2 R; Behnke, 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 3 R; Derek Emanuel, 1-for-2, 2 RBIs; Jeff Huth, 0-for-3, RBI; Huhn, 0-for-1, R

The Riverland baseball team cruised past Western Wisconsin Technical College by scores of 17-0 and 10-0 in Riverland Monday. RCC (20-7 overall) won both games in five innings as they scored 10 times in the first inning of the first game. The Blue Devils out-hit WWTC 21-2 on the day. “Our pitchers did a great job and threw strikes and our hitters came out swinging hard,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. Riverland 17, WWTC 0 RCC pitching: Nate Steenblock (W), 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K; Kyle Maloney, 1 IP, 1 BB, 0 R RCC hitting: Zach Vliestra, 2-for-3, double, triple, 2 RBIs, 3 R; Brian Voigt, 2-for-2, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Josh Pilcher, 1-for-2, R; Kyle Starkey, 1-for-2, RBI, R; Mitch Kaplan, 2-for-2, double, 2 RBIs; Brandon Huhn, 2-for-3, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, R; Dustin Fritz, 1-for-1; Andy Behnke, 1-for-3, RBI, R, SB; Derek Hahn, 0-for-2, R; Shawn Pape, 1-for-3, triple, 2 RBIs, 3 R, 2 SB; Winston Smith, 1-for-3, RBI, 2 R; Kody Retterath, 0-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 R Riverland 10, WWTC RCC pitching: Alex Buckentine, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 7 K RCC pitching: Starkey, 3-for-3, double, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB; Voigt, 1-for-2, double, 2 R; Shane Lange, 1-for-2, double, 2 R; Behnke, 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 3 R; Derek Emanuel, 1-for-2, 2 RBIs; Jeff Huth, 0-for-3, RBI; Huhn, 0-for-1, R