MADISON, WISC. - Battling cold temperatures, windy conditions, and the threat of precipitation, the Madison College baseball team earned a split of mid-week doubleheader with North Central Community College Conference foe Rock Valley College on Tuesday at Robin Roberts Field. The WolfPack, ranked #2 in the NJCAA Division II polls, won the opener in five innings with a 12-1 final to extend their winning streak to four games, but dropped the closing game 9-3.

Game #1: Madison College 12, Rock Valley College 1 (5 innings)

Madison College seized control of the twin bill opener early, setting the tone for their fourth run rule victory in the last seven games.

After the Golden Eagles scratched across the game's first run in the top of the first against starter Brandon Parr, the WolfPack quickly turned it around. Sophomore Ryan Makuski was hit by a pitch to lead off the game, then scored all the way from first on a RVC error trying to field a well-placed Simon Maurice bunt. Maurice eventually scored on a Ty Jandrowski groundout, and Chris Lund made it 3-1 as he tagged up from third on a sacrifice fly by Kian O'Brien.

The WolfPack made it 5-1 with single run innings in the second and third before busting the game wide open with a seven-run bottom of the fourth.

Maurice got it going with a long double to the wall in left, followed by a Chris Lund single and a Jandrowski sac fly. What followed next was a parade of walks as Golden Eagles pitching sent five consecutive batters to first base on a free pass, making it 9-1. Run scoring singles by Ryan Makuski and Maurice gave the 'Pack a ten-run advantage. Chris Lund added one more for good measure with another sacrifice fly and it was 12-1 going to the fifth inning.

Through it all, righthander Brandon Parr (3-1) was locked in. The Mukwonago HS product saw the minimum batters from the second inning on, allowing just one run on one hit in five innings. Parr struck out three for a team-leading 22 on the season. He also paces the Madison College pitching staff in innings (23.0) and wins - tied with Alec Haluzak

Makuski, Maurice, Lund, and Steinmetz all tallied two hits, part of ten overall. Lund and Tanner Van De Hey each finished with two runs scored and two driven in. In all, four players scored twice and three registered a pair of RBI.

Game #2: Rock Valley College 9, Madison College 3

Game two appeared headed in much the same direction with the WolfPack taking a 3-1 lead after two innings. A sacrifice fly from Chris Lund brought home Ryan Makuski in the first. Then Makuski doubled in Alex Mayer in the second, and scored another run on Chris Lund's single to left. Lund leads the team with 25 RBI and is tied with Makuski with 18 runs scored to pace the 'Pack.

As the weather became more of a factor, lefthander Alec Haluzak struggled to find outs, especially in the fourth inning. Rock Valley College (10-14, 4-6) collected five hits and took advantage of one Madison College (11-12, 6-2) error as part of a five run frame. The final run came via a steal of home to make it 6-3.

That momentum carried into the fifth for three more runs off three hits and another home team error. The runs all came with two outs already on the scoreboard.

Madison College tried to put forth a late rally in the seventh, getting runners to second and third with only one out, but were unable to bring them in.

Alec Haluzak (3-1) suffered his first loss in four starts, as he was tagged for nine hits and nine runs - four of which were earned. The Trevor, Wisconsin, native had three strikeouts, two walks, and two wild pitches. Theo Denlinger pitched one inning in relief, issuing just one walk.

Madison College was slated to attempt a third try at a N4C doubleheader at the College of DuPage, however, cold and wet weather forced yet another cancellation on Wednesday, April 6. The WolfPack will next take the field Saturday, April 9 at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois. The twin bill gets underway at 12:00 p.m.

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