The Swedes jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first, but the Shockers tallied a five-run fifth to take the lead. WSU added one run in the third, fifth, and sixth. Bethany tacked on one run in the sixth and seventh, but a four-run Shocker seventh inning sent WSU on their way to a 13-5 win over the Swedes.

Junior Reynaldo Garcia led the Bethany bats with three hits, followed by senior Aaron Larsen and junior Logan Kanamu with two hits apiece. Juniors Brian Ladeira, Mike Yingling, Phillip Rowland, Evan Bloem, and freshmen Jake Webster and Curtis Clayton contributed one hit each. Garcia tallied two RBIs on the night as Bloem and Webster had one each.

Junior Kris Boele got the start for Bethany on the mound, allowing six earned runs off five hits. Senior Bryan Wojtkiewicz and junior Cory Robbins came in as relief, each allowing one earned run. Juniors William Phillips and Alex Fambrough then took the mound, giving up one earned run apiece. Larsen closed the game, holding the Shockers scoreless.

The squad returned to their KCAC schedule and hosted Sterling College on Friday, April 23.

The Warriors of Sterling College came out strong in game one as the Swedes struggled to calm the Warriors offensive attack. Bethany was unable to get enough offense of their own, falling 9-1.

Game two was a similar story as Sterling again tallied nine runs on the Swedes. The Bethany bats struggled to plate some runs as Sterling defeated Bethany 9-2.

The Swedes rounded out the series by traveling to Sterling Saturday afternoon.

Bethany got back on track in a close game one on Saturday. However, the Swedes squeaked out a 4-3 victory over the Warriors.

Sterling answered back in game two as the Swede offense again struggled as Bethany lost 5-1.

Bethany finished 12-12 in the KCAC regular season, currently in fifth place. The Swedes are 21-25 overall. The squad headed to Central Christian College on Tuesday, April 27 for a 5 p.m. doubleheader. Bethany hits the road to Louisiana for a three-day series against Louisiana State University - Alexandra Friday-Sunday, April 30-May 2.