Pitching depth was put to the test for both the Central College and Westminster College (Mo.) baseball teams as they split Tuesday afternoon’s non-conference doubleheader. Westminster won the opener 14-5, before Central (14-15) bounced back with an 11-10 win in the second game.

The two teams used a combined 21 pitchers to get through 18 innings of play. A total of 30 walks were issued and an additional seven batters reached base after being hit by a pitch. There were also 10 errors in the doubleheader. The Dutch had seven pitchers walk 14 batters. Brock Luna had a three-run homer in the fourth inning in Central’s win that gave the Dutch the lead it never relinquished. He drove in four total runs in his varsity debut at first base. Nathan Brinkmeier was the winning pitcher with 3.2 innings of relief, yielding two earned runs and five hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Xander Poock retired four of the five batters he faced for his first save. Jaden Kramer was a bright spot offensively in the opener, notching a 4-for-4 day with four RBIs. Kramer also had two hits in the second game, while Garrett Guenther added three hits and scored a pair of runs. Max Steinlage was the losing pitcher in the first game, recording the first three outs in a scheduled short start. He was charged with five earned runs after allowing five hits.

The Dutch are back to American Rivers Conference competition Friday with a 3 p.m. game against Nebraska Wesleyan University.