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Beaks Complete Sweep of SWOCC 10-8, 11-1

COOS BAY, Ore. - Linn-Benton combined for 22 hits and scored 21 runs in Sunday's doubleheader at Southwestern Oregon to defeat the Lakers 10-8 and 11-1 in NWAC South Region baseball action.

For the Roadrunners (29-7), Jake Hoskins went 6-for-8 on the afternoon with two RBIs and Cayden Delozier racked up four RBIs with a double and a triple to lead the Linn-Benton offense. 

In game one, the Roadrunners trailed 8-5 after seven innings, but exploded for five runs in the eight to take the lead 10-8. Delozier's triple scored Wyatt Young, Ian McIntrye and Hoskins. Dylan Rush earned the win for Linn-Benton.

Game two was shortened to five innings with the Roadrunners leading 11-1. Linn-Benton jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning and didn't look back.

The Roadrunners travel to Umpqua Wednesday for the final regular season doubleheader. The South Region tournament begins Monday, May 31, with Linn-Benton earning a bye in Round One and will await the winner and host a Second Round game Wednesday, June 2.

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