TEMPE, Ariz. - The Mount Mercy baseball team broke into the victory  column Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Park University in Arizona.

Lyle Fini collected a two-run double in the fifth inning to give the  Mustangs a 2-0 lead and the Mount Mercy pitchers made it hold up.

Tanner Lohaus pitched the first five innings, allowing one run on  three hits. Blake Willenborg tossed three scoreless innings in relief  and Skylar Freese notched two strikeouts in the ninth inning for the  save as the Mustangs raised their record to 1-6. The three pitchers  allowed only five hits.

Cael Lambe went 3-for-5 for Mount Mercy and Michael Barbato was 2-for-4.

Mount Mercy    000 020 000 - 2 10 0
Park           000 010 000 - 1 5 0

W - Lohaus. 2B - Barbato, Lambe, Fini. SB - Costa, Lambe. SH - Hilpipre.