MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team hit five home runs in a game for the first time since 2010 and freshman
Austin Schulfer picked up the victory with a strong start Tuesday at Henry Aaron Field.
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The Panthers (25-15) scored three times in the first inning and put the game out of reach against the Eagles (17-18) with a 10-run second in claiming a 23-2 victory.
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Schulfer (1-0) picked up his first collegiate win with 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing just four hits. He walked one and struck out seven.
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Senior
Sam Koenig led an offense that produced 14 extra-base hits on the day, finishing a triple short of the cycle with a 4-for-5 effort that included a pair of home runs and a double. He drove in a career-best five runs, opening the game with a two-run shot in the first. The home runs were his 11
th and 12
th of the season, helping him to a career-high 11 total bases on the day.
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Junior
Nick Unes also had a big day, setting a collegiate-best with six RBI in a 3-for-6 afternoon that included his third homer of the season.
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Sophomore
Eric Solberg went 2-for-4 and scored three times, adding his first college long ball. Senior
Tell Taylor (2 hits, 3 runs), senior
Sam Hammer (2 hits, 2 RBI), senior
Derek Peake (2 hits, 2 runs) and junior
Cole Heili (2-for-2) all chipped in. Freshman
Daulton Varsho also homered. Pat Manning paced the Eagles with a 2-for-4 day.
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The Panthers are right back at it tomorrow, welcoming a Bradley squad that is currently No. 21 in the RPI rankings and receiving votes in most polls. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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