APPLETON, Wis. --- Eighth-seeded Roanoke defeated fourth-seeded Concordia University Chicago 10-3 in an elimination game Sunday afternoon in game nine of the Division lll Championships.

With the win, Roanoke advances to play No. 5 Washington & Jefferson at 5:30pm CDT/6:30pm EST Sunday evening in Appleton.

The Basics

Score: No. 8 Roanoke 10 | No. 4 Concordia 3
Records: Roanoke 35-18 | Concordia 34-13
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin | College World Series

How It Happened

• After giving up two runs in the first, Roanoke closed the gap to one as Drew Mikula hit a single to right center to score Dean Hermanson and make it a 2-1 game.
• Roanoke then used a six-run third inning to take a 7-2 lead sparked by an RBI walk from Will Decker. Hermanson kept the inning going with a double to left field plating Decker, Collier Donald and Sean Guida. Sam Watson followed suit with a RBI single before Will Black plated Watson for the final run of the inning.
• Concordia scored a run in the sixth to close the gap to 7-3 but RC responded with three more runs in the bottom of the inning highlighted by a two-run homer from Decker.
• Forrest Wagner (3-1) earned the win allowing only four hits and three runs in 7.0 innings of work. Cameron Eck went 2.0 innings for RC allowing only two hits.
• Keaton Conner (6-4) was tabbed with the loss, giving up six runs off five hits in 2.0 innings.
• Decker and Hermanson led the Maroons with three RBI and two hits each.

Up Next

With the win, Roanoke advances to play No. 5 Washington & Jefferson at 5:30pm CDT/6:30pm EST Sunday evening in Appleton.

--- This release is courtesy of the Roanoke College department of athletic communications. ---
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