FREMONT, Neb. - Austin Czerwiec belted a three-run homer and was the winning pitcher Saturday as the Mount Mercy Mustangs defeated Midland (Neb.), 8-6, in the second game of an NAIA baseball doubleheader.

Midland took the first game, 3-2.

Czerwiec hit his three-run homer in the fourth inning to give the Mustangs a 6-4 lead. Cody Bell, Ricardo Baida and Casey Dahm had two hits for Mount Mercy in the game. Dahm drove in two runs and Cody Williams scored two runs.

Patrick Haney had two hits for Mount Mercy in the 3-2 loss. Cale Henke allowed three runs in six innings and was the hard-luck loser for the Mustangs.

The split left Mount Mercy with a 6-8 record. Midland stands at 9-13.

GAME 1

Mount Mercy   000 200 0 - 2 6 0
Midland       000 021 x - 3 5 3

Henke and Lizarraga. Johnson, Heckel (7) and Pewitt. W - Johnson (4-1). L - Henke (1-2). S - Heckel (1). 2B - Darichuk, Parsons, Loftus, Pewitt. 3B - Gray.

GAME 2

Mount Mercy   030 310 1 - 8 10 2
Midland       112 110 0 - 6 12 2

Czerwiec, Flaherty (4), Bell (5), Malsam (7) and Lizarraga. Musiel, Rolls (2), Bennett (5), Heckel (5) and Medina. W - Czerwiec (3-0). L - Rolls (1-2). S - Malsam (1). 2B - Harbolt, Steyer. 3B - Lizarraga. HR -Czerwiec, Mills.