Rima reaches 600 wins as Kirkwood sweeps
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Todd Rima joined the 600 victory club on Friday when the Kirkwood Eagles swept a doubleheader from Sussex County, 11-1 and 4-3, on their abbreviated spring trip to Florida.
Rima has a 601-381 record in 19 years as a head college baseball coach, including a 236-134 mark in eight years at Kirkwood. He also served as the head coach at NIACC for 11 years.
Kirkwood has suspended all of its spring sports through April 3 due to precautions regarding the corona virus.
Joel Vaske and Kyle Moeder hit home runs for the Eagles in the 11-1 victory in the opener, which ended after five innings due to the mercy rule. Vaske was 4-for-4 and drove in five runs.
Jaylen Patterson, Cade Moss and Evan Paulus had two hits. Patterson collected a double and triple. Paulus scored three times. Josh Fitzgerald and Moss scored twice. Lorenz Elion and Moss had two RBIs.