After posting 24 runs and 23 hits to begin the Spring Trip on Saturday afternoon, the Buena Vista baseball team struggled a bit more on Sunday, but managed to rally late for an 8-5 win over Cal Lutheran.

The Kingsmen took a 4-2 lead in the third before BVU came back with a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go in front, 5-4.  The Beavers then got a key RBI double from Devin Wagenman in the seventh to extend the advantage to 6-4 before a pair of bases loaded walks made it an 8-4 cushion.

Cal Lutheran threatened in the ninth and managed to push across one run before Wes Onken got a fly out to end it.

Cam Johnson matched a career-high with three hits, including his first career home run in the fifth which tied things up at 4-4.  He  also doubled and finished with four RBI and two runs scored.  Bennett Mann also tallied three hits, including a pair of triples.  He drove in one and scored twice while stealing the team's only base in the game.

Brandon Wessels continues his torrid start to the year, going 2-for-5 with two runs scored, while Tanner Truesdell also had two hits to go along with a run scored.

Jake Hadaway (1-0) got the win after going five innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits.  He did walk four and struck out three.  Kendall Hazel came on to start the sixth and went two innings and allowed just one hit while striking out one.  Wes Onken worked the final two innings and was charged with the final run.  He did strike out three.

Buena Vista improves to 5-1 overall and looks to make it four straight wins when it takes on Carthage College (1-5) at 1:00pm CT on Monday.  The Red Men fell, 9-8, to Luther College on Sunday.