Spencer Ellingson / Winonan

Due to inclement weather, all six of the Winona State University baseball away games this week were played at Loughrey field in Winona.

The Warriors were still the away team and batted first, even though they were playing at their home field.

The Warriors played a doubleheader against Southwest Minnesota State University Thursday.

Winona State won 8-2, seven of those runs coming in the third inning.

The Warriors hit six singles and sophomore Taylor Field hit a three-run double to top off the inning.

“It felt good to get a big hit and a big lead,” Field said. “Especially heading into a big week of games.”

Sophomore Josh Neilsen picked up his first win in his complete game performance.

He struck out nine batters and allowed seven hits and a pair of runs late in the game.

Winona State head coach Kyle Poock said he was happy with Neilsen’s effort despite the weather reaching

“Neilsen had the outing we have been searching for all season,” Poock said. “He pitched as good as you can pitch in that weather.”

Senior pitcher Mitch Voter started the scoring with a RBI sacrifice fly in the first inning before the Warriors unloaded seven runs on the Beavers in the third.

Sophomore Paul Mutch faced a more than unusual at bat where he was hit by a pitch twice.

The umpire did not allow Mutch to advance when he was hit the first time because he did not move out of the way. However, three pitches later, he was hit in the side for a second time.

Game two of the doubleheader did not go the same way for the Warriors as they lost Thursday 11-5.

First-year Parker Holmstrom gave up six runs in three innings in his first loss of the season.

Field kept his bat going, hitting his fifth home run of the season and his fifth RBI of the day.

The Warriors turned around on Saturday, claiming victories of 7-4 and 6-4 over Bemidji State University.

In the opener, the game went into extra innings with the score tied 4-4. In the top of the eighth, sophomore outfielder Joe Kubera brought in the go-ahead run on a RBI single as the Warriors plated three runs in the inning.

Winona State scored three runs in the fourth in the nightcap highlighted by Voter’s fourth home run of the year.

Junior infielder Jesus Cazares moved the score 6-1 with a two-run blast to left to put the game away.

The Warriors continued its winning ways Sunday with a 7-5 victory in the opener before falling 17-7 in game two.

In game one, Cazares hit another home run in the first inning to guide the Warriors, this time a three-run blast.

The Beavers bounced back in the nightcap, using an onslaught of runs to overwhelm Warrior pitcher Jacob Watzka on their way to the 10-run victory.

Winona State will head to Wayne, Neb. Wednesday to take on Wayne State College before going to the University of Mary.

Poock said the Wildcats are an easier matchup for them.

“Wayne State has been struggling this year,” coach Poock said. “It’s a day we can go out and get two wins.”