Freshman starter Ryan Obrecht fired six shutout innings of three-hit ball to power Wayne State to a 10-0 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Winona State on Tuesday.\
The opener saw Winona State score four runs in the third inning to take down the Wildcats 5-1.
Trailing 4-0 entering the fifth inning, Wayne State scored their lone run when Travis Miller doubled and scored on an RBI single by CJ Neumann. Winona State added a run in the bottom of the fifth to close the scoring.
Both teams had seven hits in the opener. Kyle Thompson was 2-for-4 while Miller and Jake Lemar each recorded doubles. Aaron Ras took the loss.
Ryan Obrecht was in control from the start in the nightcap, improving to 6-0 on the year with six shutout innings of three-hit ball.
Wayne State opened the scoring in the second with an RBI double by Jake Lorenzini, then added two more in the third thanks to a Miller RBI double and an RBI single by Colin Chick to make it 3-0.
Bryce Bisenius doubled the Wildcats’ advantage in the top of the fourth with a three-run homer, and Wayne State added three more in the fifth and one more on an RBI double by Peyton Barnes to close out the shutout win.
Alex Logelin went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored to lead the Wildcats’ 10-hit attack. Miller was 2-for-3 with three runs scored while Bisenius homered and had four RBI.
Obrecht impressed on the hill again with six shutout innings. He gave up just three hits and walked two with two strikeouts.
Wayne State (28-10, 19-6 NSIC) will be on the road this weekend with a key three-game series at No. 25 Minnesota State, with a doubleheader Friday and a nine-inning contest on Saturday in Mankato, Minn.
