SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Bolstered by stout starting pitching from sophomore Aiden Bishop and the booming bat of freshman Alex Calabrese in the nightcap, Morningside cruised past Waldorf 8-4 and 10-1 Sunday, Feb. 20. 

Bishop struck out seven Warrior hitters over five frames before giving way to the bullpen tandem of sophomores Josh Pratt (LeMars, Iowa) and Will Brandner (Worthington, Minn.). Pratt struck out three, and Brandner worked around a walk to end the contest at Briar Cliff University's Bishop Mueller Field.

The trio of Mustangs hurlers had plenty of support from the offense, especially the bat of Calabrese. The Omaha, Neb., native clouted two home runs and two doubles, driving in five runs.

Game one saw a rally from head coach Adam Boeve's bunch. After the North Star Athletic Association visitors overturned an early 2-0 deficit with two in the fifth and one in the sixth, the home team took advantage of some wild mound play by Waldorf, including three runs off a throwing error to spark a six-run rally en route to an 8-4 win.

Bishop, whose arm proved critical in the nightcap, brought his bat to the rescue in the opener with two hits, including a double. After senior starter Wade Canaday (Marshalltown, Iowa) befuddled Waldorf on four hits and didn't allow a run over the first four innings, junior Colby Suentjens (Danbury, Iowa) and senior Jordan Kyle (Lake Park, Iowa) kept things close until the rally.

Morningside (4-0) is scheduled to travel to Joplin, Mo., for two days of non-conference competition Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26 and 27. A doubleheader against Park University Sunday and single games versus Presentation College and Graceland University Saturday make up the weekend set.