Steubenville, OH - The Redhawks did the Franciscan Baronsno favors this afternoon. The team collectively recorded 7 home runs, 19 hits, 17 runs, and 16 RBIs. 

Nathan Stutz led the La Roche offense this afternoon. The senior homered in the first, third, and sixth inning. He also doubled in the ninth and hit a single in the fourth. On the day, he went 5-for-6 at the plate, earned 4 RBIs, and 4 runs. 

La Roche was on the board first, but the Barons tied things up at 1-1 in the bottom of the first. They would take the lead in the second inning before the Redhawks would pull away for good in the third. 

Tanner Kobal hit a home run of his own in the third inning, scoring two runs before Stutz hit his second homer of the day to score a total of 3 runs in the top of the third. 

The team's highest-scoring inning was the fourth; the Redhawks jammed in 5 runs before they were called for their final out of the inning. Kobal and Kyle Weitzel moved the runners across the plate to earn the RBIs for the inning. 

Earning the win on the mound for La Roche was Allen Minck. Minck threw five innings allowing five hits and two runs. Chauncie Mickens relieved him and threw just over two innings, striking out 1 before he was relieved from Weitzel out of the Redhawk bullpen, who threw finished the game on the mound for La Roche. 

Offensively, the Redhawks socked 7 home runs for the day. Samuel DiCicco hit two deep in the fifth and seventh inning, Weitzel shot one in the ninth inning, Kobal hit one in the third, and Stutz earned a tally of 3. 

The team did not commit a single error in the field this afternoon. 

La Roche will be back tomorrow in a conference matchup game against Hilbert, which has been moved from Saturday to tomorrow in an effort to avoid Saturday's predicted rain shower. Game times are still 1:00 and 4:00 PM.