Sophomore left-hander Drew White won his sixth game this season, allowing two runs on seven hits over 51/3 innings, and Shawn Loch drove in three runs as the Viterbo University baseball team beat Clarke 11-5 on Tuesday in an MCC game at the Viterbo Outdoor Athletic Complex.

The V-Hawks (24-8, 13-3) moved to within 1½ games of conference leader William Penn, which lost to eighth-place Mount Mercy 3-2. Viterbo has eight games remaining in MCC play.
VITERBO SOFTBALL: The V-Hawks gave up big innings in each game and were swept by Clarke, 7-2 and 9-3, in an MCC doubleheader.

Viterbo (7-23, 3-13) helped Clarke (13-15, 8-10) with five errors in the first game. The Crusaders used a six-run fifth inning to break the game open.

In the second game, Kacey Moline doubled and drove in two runs for Viterbo, which fell behind 7-0.

WESTERN BASEBALL: The Cavaliers fell to Milwaukee Tech, 7-4 and 1-0 in a WTCC doubleheader in Milwaukee.

Matt Ritter led Western’s effort, throwing eight strikeouts in Game 1 and batting 3-for-3 with two doubles in Game 2.

UW-L TENNIS: UW-La Crosse’s No. 1 doubles team of Carlie Bohrman and Sarah Schoenwaelder improved to 16-6 this season during the Eagles’ 6-3 nonconference loss to Luther (Iowa).

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