WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Minnesota Morris baseball team hit the central Florida diamond for their fourth straight day and were on the wrong end of a 7-2 decision to UW-Platteville Thursday.
Lucas Luedtke got the start on the mound for the Cougars and struck out six Pioneers in six innings while holding them to four runs. UW-Platteville scored three times in the seventh to take a 7-0 lead.
Nick Peterson and
Kyle Hastings each came on to pitch one inning of hitless ball each.
The Cougars were kept off the scoreboard until the ninth.
Donnie Mavencamp led off with a double and would later score on an RBI single from
Connor Spindler.
Chandler Erickson later delivered an RBI single.
Minnesota Morris (0-8) has an off day Friday before heading back to the ballpark Saturday for a doubleheader against Lawrence University.