Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Southeastern completes sweep of Mustangs

LAKELAND, Fla. - Host Southeastern U jumped to a 7-0 lead after three innings and went on to a 9-2 win Wednesday over Mount Mercy to complete a season-opening four-game sweep.

T.J. Glessner had three hits for the winners, ranked No. 13 nationally. Shortstop Luis Diaz had home run as one of his two hits.

JanKarlos Badillo, Patrick Haney and Austin Czerwiec each had singles for the Mustangs. Badillo and Haney scored for Mount Mercy.

Evan Boddicker (0-1) started for Mount Mercy and took the loss. He allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.

MOUNT MERCY(2): Williams cf, 2 0 0 0, Larson, ph 0 0 0 0, Holmes ss, 2 0 0 0, Baida ph, 0 0 0 0, Badillo 3b, 4 1 1 0, Haney 1b, 2 1 1 0, Warwick ph, 1 0 0 0, Lizarraga c, 0 0 0 0, Jourdan ph, 2 0 0 0, Darichuk, 3b, 2 0 0 1,Czwrwiec dh, 2 0 1 0, Daugherty ph, 2 0 0 1, Knox rf, 3 0 0 0, Hayden 2b, 0 0 0 0, Dahm ph, 0 0 0 0, Eberly lf, 2 0 0 0. Totals: 27 2 3 2

SOUTHEASTERN (9): McCollin lf, 3 1 1 1, Anderson ph, 2 0 1 0, Glessner cf, 5 2 3 0, Povea ph, 0 0 0 1, Martin, 1b, 4 1 1 2, Weeks rf, 2 0 0 0, Ducote ph, 1 0 0 1, DeArmas 2b, 1 1 0 0, Diaz ss, 4 1 2 2, Cherry dh, 2 1 0 0, Simpson c, 2 0 0 1, Sheaks pr, 0 1 0 0. Totals: 30 9 9 8

Mount Mercy     000 000 200 - 2 3 2
Southeastern U  115 000 02x - 9 9 1

Boddicker, Holmes (3), Paz (6), Lloyd (7) Malsam (8) and Lizarraga. Kinney, Oliveri (7), Hunt (7), Ferrante (8), Ruppenthal (9) and Simpson. W - Kinney. L - Boddicker. 2B- McCollin, Martin. HR - Diaz . SB - Glessner (2).

Mount Mercy baseball falls to 0-3

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Mount Mercy Mustangs owned a 3-1 lead against 13th-ranked Southeastern in the sixth inning of an NAIA baseball game Tuesday, but the contest slipped away in the late innings.

Southeastern scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and defeated the Mustangs 8-3 in Florida.

Austin Czerwiez pitched five strong innings for Mount Mercy (0-3) and left the game with a 3-1 lead, but the bullpen was not able to hold onto the advantage.

Mount Mercy collected only three hits in the nine-inning game. Cody Bell, Alex Hayden and Jason Darichuk had RBIs for the Mustang.

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Mustangs climb to 14th in NAIA poll

The Mount Mercy Mustangs climbed two more spots to 14th in the new NAIA Division II men's basketball rankings Tuesday.

The Mustangs are riding a 10-game winning streak, raising their record to 17-3 overall. They sit all alone in first place in the Midwest Collegiate Conference standings.

Indiana Wesleyan (20-2) is ranked No. 1 again this week.

NAIA D2 RANKINGS

1. Indiana Wesleyan (20-2), 2. Embry-Riddle (19-1), 3. College of Idaho (20-3), 4. Dakota Wesleyan (21-2), 5. Davenport (19-3), 6. Bellevue (18-3), 7. Bethel (19-3), 8. Midland (18-4), 9. Cornerstone (17-5), 10. Morningside (17-3). 11. Concordia (18-3), 12. Southern Oregon (18-4), 13. Saint Francis, Ind. (17-5), 14. Mount Mercy (17-3), 15. College of the Ozarks (14-4), 16. St. Francis, Ill. ((17-5), 17. Northwestern Ohio (17-5), 18. Grace (17-5), 19. Briar Cliff (17-6), 20. Warner Pacific (17-5). 21. Cardinal Stritch (15-7), 22. Northwood (12-6), 23. Southeastern (12-6), 24. (tie) Jamestown (14-5), IU East (17-6).

Mustangs drop openers in Florida

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Mount Mercy University baseball team opened the 2015 season Monday by dropping a pair of tight games to 13th-ranked Southeastern University in an NAIA twinbill in Lakeland, Fla.

Southeastern pushed across a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the opener in extra innings, 6-5. Southeastern took the second game, 9-6.

Jack Dahm made his debut as Mount Mercy's new head coach in the doubleheader.

Christian Knox went 3-for-8 in the doubleheader for Mount Mercy (0-2) and drove in four runs.

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