S&T 1     S&T 2     Drury 1     Drury 2

There wasn't enough light in the day to finish the Great Lakes Valley Conference openers in Rolla, Missouri, Saturday afternoon. The UW-Parkside baseball team took on homestanding Missouri S&T in a twin bill.

The first game was a 3-hour-plus marathon, won by the Miners, 21-11. The second game was suspended after five innings with S&T up, 5-4. The game was completed Monday afternoon, starting when the Rangers were on their way home on I-44 after taking on Drury Sunday afternoon in a doubleheader. The suspended game ended with the Miners plating six in the home half of the sixth inning and winning 11-5.

Tyler Nehls was 3-4 with two runs scored and John Hasser was 3-4 at the plate in the two-day game.

In the first game at S&T, Dave Lojeski belted a three-run homer and teammate Paul Pulera also hit one out of the park. Lojeski was 2-3 with three runs scored, while Pulera went 3-4 with four RBI.

Alex Zarek was the losing pitcher, giving up nine earned runs before being lifted in the fourth inning.

The Rangers dropped both games at Drury, 19-9 and 22-4.

Next up for the team is a four-game set at Saint Joseph's. The games were moved up a day due to a threatening weekend forecast. The Rangers and Pumas are slated to play two on both Friday and Saturday starting at noon at Gil Hodges Field.

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