Lancer Baseball Starting on Top

Coach Andy Bernatow and the MMC baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to their 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference season.

The Lancers swept through both Dana College (2-1, 7-3) and Concordia University (13-10, 8-6) this past weekend.

It wasn’t easy for the Lancers who came from behind in 3-of-4 games to secure victory.

This started in the nightcap of the Dana game where the Lancers trailed the Vikings 3-1 going into the fifth inning. Junior 1B/P Trey Krier lined a bases loaded double to the right-center gap.

The Lancers came from behind twice against a solid hitting Concordia team. This began in the first game where they found themselves down 9-3. They started down 5-2 in he nightcap.

Thanks to their solid weekend the Lancers (14-10, 4-0) sit atop the GPAC in a first place tie with the University of Sioux Falls and Hastings College.

The quick start is a welcome change for the Lancers who began conference play 0-4 last year.

To maintain their high standing, the Lancers must have another solid weekend. Luckily, they host double-headers against Nebraska Wesleyan University and Doane College.

Both NWU and Doane come into the weekend going 3-1 last weekend.