BOONE – The NIACC baseball team pushed its ICCAC winning streak to five games with a doubleheader sweep over DMACC on Thursday.
NIACC won the first game 5-2 and took the second game 13-5 in eight innings.
In the first game, freshman left-hander Tom Skoro gained the win improving his record to 4-2. Skoro, who struck out 11 and walked three, scattered four hits and allowed two runs in six innings of work.
Chase Stewart picked up his third save by pitching a scoreless seventh inning.
NIACC received RBIs from Joey Werner, Kamrin Arons, Fox Leum and Ben Komonsky.
In the second game, the Trojans (14-15 overall, 6-4 in the ICCAC) received home runs from Shane Kelleher, Arons and Bryce Ball. Kelleher, who was 4 for 5 with four RBIs, also had three doubles.
Werner and Ball also had doubles for the Trojans in the second game. Arons was 3 for 5 with four RBIs and Ball drove in three runs.
The 13 runs was more than enough for sophomore left-hander Tyler Lien, who struck out 11 and walked three. Lien three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work.
The final two games of the four-game series are set for Saturday.