Gonzaga bulldozes Loyola Marymount behind Sweum’s stellar start

SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — Karsten Sweum pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out 10, leading Gonzaga to a 7-1 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday afternoon at Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex. The Bulldogs, now 26-14, scored in four separate innings, highlighted by Ryder Young’s two-run double in the fifth. Mikey Bell went 2 for 4 with an RBI, Ricky Sanchez had two hits and an RBI, and Noah Meffert drove in two runs via sacrifice flies. Gonzaga finished with eight hits. Loyola Marymount, which dropped to 12-32, managed only three hits. DJ Ghiorso singled and scored the Lions’ lone run in the seventh. Zachary DenDekker threw four hitless innings for Loyola Marymount, but Adam Behrens allowed seven earned runs over four innings. The Bulldogs’ offense built a 4-0 lead through two innings and never looked back. Maddox Haley had an RBI single in the first. The teams conclude their series Sunday.