Kansas Wesleyan Baseball rode the momentum of a second walk-off win in Saturday's first game to complete a sweep of the Tabor Bluejays at Dean Evans Stadium.
For a second straight game, Niko Olson played hero for the Coyotes. After bringing in the winning run on Friday night on a sacrifice fly, Olson won the first game for the Coyotes crushed a ball off the scoreboard in left field for a 3-run walk-off homer giving KWU a 5-2 win in the first game on Saturday.
The Coyotes took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in the first game. Carter Allen singled and Garrett Garfield was hit by a pitch before Fernando Ruvalcaba drove in a run with a single.
Tabor took the lead in the top of the third with two runs.
The Coyotes tied it in the bottom of the fifth as Zac Goldenberg led off the inning with a homer. The Coyotes loaded the bases, but couldn't bring in another run.
The score stayed there until the ninth. Logan Arndt started the rally with a single. Blake Dale hit into a fielder's choice and later in the inning pinch hitter Tyler Nordyke walked and then Olson hit the first pitch of his at bat off the scoreboard for the walk-off homer vaulting the Coyotes to victory.
Olson was the only player with multiple hits in the game. Starter Thalen Wright went a solid seven innings, allowing five hits and two runs, one earned with five strikeouts, but Kayden Shivers got the win for the Coyotes pitching a hitless ninth with a strikeout.
The Coyotes rode the momentum of the walk-off win to post a 10-0 win in the second game.
Olson led off the first with a single but was retired on a fielder's choice. Later in the inning Ruvalcaba singled and Chris Finocchario drove in a run, starting the KWU rally.
The Coyotes got four runs in the second as Nordyke singled, Olson walked and Allen followed with a 3-run homer. Finocchario drove in another run in the inning with a single.
Allen drove in another run in the third with a sacrifice fly in the third.
The Coyotes added four more in the fourth inning. Ruvalcaba singled, then scored on Finocchario's double. Arndt followed with a single. Blake Dale walked and Zac Goldenberg drove in a run with a double and Olson drove in a run.
Allen drove in four runs for the Coyotes. Ruvalcaba, Finocchario and Goldenberg had three hits each for the Coyotes.
Wil Yamka picked up the win, going five innings allowing three hits and striking out six. Connor Rhorer held Tabor to one hit over the last two innings.