Lebanon, Tenn. - The Viterbo University Baseball team opened up their 2010 season this past weekend with six games in Lebanon, Tennessee. The team went 1-5 on the road trip with their lone win highlighted by a walk-off home run.

The V-Hawks faced both Missouri Baptist College and Cumberland University in three-game series'. Viterbo opened their first game against Missouri Baptist as they fell short 5-3. However they were able to come away with a 9-7 victory in game two of the double-header thanks to a two-run walk-off home run by Brandon Buelow (Jr. - Milwaukee, Wis.) in the bottom of the eighth inning. The V-Hawks would go on to lose their next game against Missouri Baptist 13-0 before being swept by Cumberland University.

The walk-off home run was set up in the eighth inning when leadoff hitter Joey Bergles (Jr. - Geneseo, Ill.) was hit by a pitch before being moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by John Pogatchnik (Sr. - Holdingford, Minn.). Beulow took care of the rest as he drove the ball over the left field fence giving the V-Hawks the 9-7 victory. Kyle Dreger (Sr. - Manitowoc, Wis.) earned the win for the V-Hawks as he pitched the final 1.2 innings allowing two hits while striking out one batter.

The leading hitter for the V-Hawks over the weekend was Brett Rettenmeier (Jr. - Cedar Rapids, Iowa) who went 6-of-12 with two doubles and two RBI's. Buelow also had a successful weekend from the plate hitting .471 with a home run and four RBI's. Driving in three runs apiece was Brett Moravec (Jr. - Boulder City, Nev.) and Nick Lenzendorf (Sr. - Eastman, Wis.). Lenzendorf also added a team-high three doubles.

The V-Hawks return to action March 8^th as they travel to West Palm Beach, Florida to face Northwood University. The trip to Florida over spring break will include six games against three teams. The teams include: Northwood University, Saint Thomas University, and Florida Memorial College.