Mt. Mercy Baseball

Mount Mercy baseball drops 2

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Mount Mercy baseball team collected only five hits in chilly weather Saturday and dropped both of its season-opening games in Oklahoma City.

The Mustangs lost their opener to Cumberland University, 12-2, in six innings with the game-time temperature at 34 degrees.

Mount Mercy fell to eighth-ranked Oklahoma City University, 8-0, in the second game on a one-hitter by the winners.

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Lohaus commits to Mount Mercy baseball

Tanner Lohaus looked at three college baseball programs in Cedar Rapids when he decided to leave the Northern Iowa basketball program this spring  and change sports in mid-stream.

He announced Tuesday that he'll be joining the Mount Mercy Mustangs after also considering Kirkwood and Coe.

Lohaus played baseball and basketball at Iowa City West before heading to UNI two years ago for basketball. He was red-shirted in 2016-17 and  played sparingly in seven games this past season before deciding to trade the roundball for a hardball.

Lohaus was a pitcher and shortstop in high school, but he's viewed primarily as a pitcher as he joins Mount Mercy.

Lohaus is currently playing for Red Top in the Iowa Valley League.

Mount Mercy baseball edges Loras

RUNNELLS - The Mount Mercy baseball team trimmed Loras, 3-2, in a game played at Southeast Polk High School on Saturday.

Cody Bell (2-1) got the victory in relief for the Mustangs, who raised their record to 5-4.

Ian Fitzsimmons went 2-for-3 with all three RBIs for Mount Mercy. Noah Dostal was 2-for-3 and scored twice. Devin Holmes also had two hits.

Loras        000 100 100 - 2 3 1
Mount Mercy  020 000 01x - 3 8 4

Steines, Pall (4), Schwind (7) and Jacque. Henke, Ledinsky (4), Bell (6), Hackett (9) and Lizarraga. W - Bell (2-1). L - Schwind (0-1). S - Hackett (2).

Lloyd tosses shutout for Mount Mercy

EMERSON, Ga. - Adam Lloyd tossed a three-hit shutout Saturday as the Mount Mercy Mustangs blanked Shawnee State, 1-0, at the Perfect Game College Spring Swing event in Georgia.

Lloyd pitched a complete game, struck out three batters and did not walk anyone.

Cody Collender scored the game-winning run for the Mustangs in the top of the seventh inning on an error.

Cody Bell gave Mount Mercy a strong outing on the mound in a 5-4 victory over Bluefield in an earlier game Saturday. Bell pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed three earned runs to get the win. Andrew Raymer got the final out for a save.

Tarran Beasley went 2-for-4 and had the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh. Collender drove in two runs and Cody Williams scored twice.

Bell and Lloyd are Cedar Rapids Kennedy grads.

Mount Mercy compiled a 3-1 record on its trip to Georgia.